therapeutic abortion
Americannoun
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To protect themselves from liability, non-Catholic private hospitals often created so-called therapeutic abortion committees to confirm that a given procedure qualified under the “life of the patient” exception.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2024
She begins pushing back and breaking free after the medical board’s initial ruling, first by claiming to be suicidal so she can obtain a therapeutic abortion.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
“Just last month there was a woman who had a therapeutic abortion scheduled because the foetus did not have a brain,” Kacpura said.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 21, 2021
Then a therapeutic abortion committee of three or more doctors—almost always men—decided if she qualified for a legal abortion.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2020
When performed to restore health the operation is called therapeutic abortion.
From The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy by Slemons, J. Morris (Josiah Morris)
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