dilation and extraction
Americannoun
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According to a 2018 report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, dilation and extraction is “effective with minimal rates of complications, ranging from 0.05 to 4 percent.”
From New York Times ● May 11, 2022
Amy Hagstrom Miller: D&E is an abbreviation for dilation and extraction.
From Slate ● May 24, 2021
No state allows non-doctors to perform the procedure known as dilation and extraction, which can be used up to the point of viability.
From Washington Post ● May 20, 2019
Known in medical terms as "intact dilation and extraction," it involves removing the fetus in an intact condition rather than dismembering it in the uterus.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2010
Partial birth isn't a medical term, but it has come to mean the process known as dilation and extraction.
From Time Magazine Archive
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