abortion-on-demand

[ uh-bawr-shuhn-on-di-mand, -mahnd, -awn- ]

noun

1. the right of a woman to have an abortion during the first six months of a pregnancy.
2. an abortion performed on a woman solely at her own request.

Word History and Origins

Origin of abortion-on-demand¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

“The groups behind Issue 1, including the ACLU, clearly missed the memo: abortion-on-demand up until birth is too extreme for Ohioans. Period.”

From Washington Times

“It really leaves the door open to abortion-on-demand,” she said.

From Washington Times

The Republican National Committee said Democrats are out of step with the public in pushing abortion-on-demand policies and should be ready to approve reasonable limits on the procedure.

From Washington Times

Yet Republicans say Democrats are out of step with the public in pushing abortion-on-demand policies and should be ready to approve reasonable limits on the procedure.

From Washington Times

James Mumford, an author who studies political theology, modern Catholic social thought, and bioethics, told BBC Two’s “Newsnight” on Monday that England had an “extreme abortion-on-demand culture.”

From New York Times