noun
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a person who performs abortions, esp illegally
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a person who is in favour of abortion on demand
Etymology
Origin of abortionist
Example Sentences
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Her options were to induce an abortion herself or find a doctor or backstreet abortionist who would do it at a price.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
“Regency Girls” is the only musical comedy I can think of that includes an abortionist as a key character.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
Andrew Jackson Davis' 1869 novel "Tale of a Physician," for example, tells the story of an evil female physician abortionist named Madame La Stelle, who gives her "entire attention to obstetrical cases and infanticides."
From Salon • Jul. 9, 2022
“When he was arrested again, in Florida, the police, always glad to be of service, gave his instruments to another abortionist who was paying off at a higher rate,” the Village Voice reported.
From Slate • Jun. 15, 2022
But when Madame Killer, already enriched through her nefarious business, hinted that she was disposed to marry him, Bungling eagerly took the hint, and espoused this abortionist.
From The Secrets of the Great City by McCabe, James Dabney
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