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partial-birth abortion

American  
[pahr-shuhl-burth uh-bawr-shuhn] / ˈpɑr ʃəlˈbɜrθ əˈbɔr ʃən /

noun

  1. (term used chiefly by opponents of abortion) dilation and extraction.


Etymology

Origin of partial-birth abortion

First recorded in 1995–2000

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Those cases include landmark rulings on voting rights, campaign finance, public unions and partial-birth abortion, among others.

From The Guardian Jul. 15, 2018

He told the News he had once “lied through my teeth” in a TV interview about partial-birth abortion, though that part of the interview had never aired.

From Slate Feb. 21, 2012

In truth, data on partial-birth abortion were grossly unreliable.

From Slate Feb. 21, 2012

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