illegal procedure
Americannoun
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Who knew illegal procedure could be so costly?
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2021
As an impoverished, uneducated woman lacking the means to travel out of state or obtain an illegal procedure, she was an ideal plaintiff for the lawyers who tried the case, Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2020
Doctors warned her an illegal procedure could endanger her life.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 30, 2018
Employees at hospitals in Northern Ireland face life in prison if convicted of carrying out an illegal procedure, and hundreds of women in Northern Ireland travel to Britain, primarily England, every year for abortions.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2015
Now, instead of an illegal procedure that might cost $500, any woman could easily obtain an abortion, often for less than $100.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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