therapeutic abortion

noun

1. abortion performed when a woman's pregnancy endangers her health.

Example Sentences

Women seeking abortions for their physical and psychological health — these were known as “therapeutic abortions” — often had to appear before hospital committees of physicians, mostly male, to get permission.

From Los Angeles Times

They’ve been wrong, as has been demonstrated by the rising tide of incidents in which pregnant women have been exposed to severe injury or near-death experiences for want of a therapeutic abortion.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Of those, nearly 60% developed severe complications - nearly double the number of complications experienced by patients in other states who had immediate therapeutic abortions.

From Washington Times

Of those, nearly 60% developed severe complications — nearly double the number of complications experienced by patients in other states who had immediate therapeutic abortions.

From Seattle Times