abortion

Definition

  • noun: a medical procedure used to end a pregnancy and cause the death of the fetus
  • noun: the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus
  • synonyms: miscarriage, miscarriage, monstrosity

Examples

  • She chose to have/get an 'abortion'.

  • demonstrators opposed to 'abortion'

  • a doctor who performs 'abortions'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) No. I'm just saying that... if you took up close pictures of my vagina while I was on my period it would be disturbing but it doesn't make it wrong. Excuse me? Listen, if your mother had had the abortion we wouldn't have to sit through this stupid assembly. Suspended? How does this happen? -No. (..)
    2017 Lady Bird
  • (..) She made one bad decision at nineteen! -Two bad decisions! And at fifteen, this girl was pregnant. She decided that she was going to get an abortion. It made sense. It was the right thing to do. She was sitting there waiting for the doctor to come in... -Let me guess, she didn't get it. -Bingo. (..)
    2017 Lady Bird