Aborticide

Quick meaning: Aborticide is a noun meaning The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.

Meaning

The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.

More Meanings

1. An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.

Example Sentences

"Aborticide is the basis of God's judgment on America," he says, "because the blood cries out from the ground."

Thus we have a clear division between homicide, which falls within the biblical law of persons, and aborticide, which is treated as a tort.

"From today onwards", he legislated, "a woman's infidelity to her husband shall be a sin tantamount to aborticide, an evil that will engender misery.

As physician I frequently find it helpful to express some of my views regarding prognosis, aborticide, euthanasia, organ transplant, and similar medical exertion of mine, including that of my well-intentioned fellow-man.

Word Forms

• aborticides

Synonyms for aborticide

Depending on context, synonyms include feticide, abortifacient.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include feticide, abortifacient, filicide, gynecide, infanticide, pedicide.

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