dilation and extraction
noun
: a surgical abortion that is typically performed during the third trimester or later part of the second trimester of pregnancy and in which the death of the fetus is induced after it has passed partway through the dilated cervix
A central question is whether the Court will accept the law's definition of "partial-birth" abortion, a term used by antiabortion forces to describe intact dilation and extraction (D&X).—
Alexi A. Wright and Ingrid T. Katz
Alexi A. Wright and Ingrid T. Katzcalled also D&X, partial-birth abortion
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In 2000, the Guttmacher Institute estimated that dilation and extraction accounted for 0.17 percent of the abortions in the United States.
—Alex Thomas, The New Republic, 16 May 2022
The law uses a non-medical phrase to describe a late-term procedure that involves dilation and extraction of the fetus.
—Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 20 May 2021
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Alex Thomas, The New Republic, 16 May 2022
The law uses a non-medical phrase to describe a late-term procedure that involves dilation and extraction of the fetus.
—Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 20 May 2021
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“Dilation and extraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dilation%20and%20extraction. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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