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partial-birth abortion
[ pahr-shuhl-burth uh-bawr-shuhn ]
Word History and Origins
Origin of partial-birth abortion1
Example Sentences
Anti-abortion opponents made the fight against what they labeled partial-birth abortion the centerpiece of their struggle during the 1990s and early 2000s.
In the opening minutes of a debate during Sherrod Brown’s successful 2006 campaign for Senate, the Republican incumbent attacked him over “partial-birth abortion,” a phrase often weaponized by conservatives at the time to paint Democrats as somewhere between immoral and murderous.
“Partial-birth abortion” is a non-medical term for a procedure known as dilation and extraction, or D&X, which is already federally prohibited.
“It would allow a partial-birth abortion,” Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine told reporters recently as he explained his opposition to the constitutional amendment, known as Issue 1.
“For many years, in Ohio and in this country, we’ve had a law that said a partial-birth abortion - where the child is partially delivered and then killed and then finally delivered - was illegal in Ohio,” the governor continued.
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