dilation and extraction

American  

[dahy-ley-shuhn uhnd ik-strak-shuhn, dih‐] / daɪˈleɪ ʃən ənd ɪkˈstræk ʃən, dɪ‐ /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. a late-term abortion in which the fetus is removed through the dilated cervix, the cranial contents being evacuated by suction. D&E, D and E; D&X, D and X

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Example Sentences

Opponents considered him a poster boy for a procedure they call partial-birth abortion to describe what is medically called intact dilation and extraction.

From Seattle Times

The federal law, enacted in 2003, prohibited on a procedure known medically as “intact dilation and extraction” used to terminate pregnancies beginning at about 12 weeks.

From New York Times

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

The activists said they want authorities to evaluate whether any of the fetuses may have been aborted in violation of federal laws, which restrict when a pregnant person can have an abortion procedure known as intact dilation and extraction and extend legal rights to fetuses that survive abortions.

From Washington Post

Randall Terry, serving as a spokesman for Handy and her group, said the activists want an investigation of whether the clinic violated federal law, which restricts when a procedure known as “intact dilation and extraction” can be performed and extends legal rights to fetuses that survive abortions.

From Washington Post