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a•bor•tion•ist

Pronunciation: (u-bôr'shu-nist), [key]
—n.
1. a person who performs or induces abortions, esp. illegally.
2. a person who favors or advocates abortion as a right or choice that all women should have: usually intended as an offensive term.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

abortion

abortion-on-demand

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