abortion tour

noun

An instance of abortion tourism; a trip made for the purpose of obtaining an abortion where it is legal.

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nounabortion tour (plural abortion tours)

plural abortion tours

  1. rareAn instance of abortion tourism; a trip made for the purpose of obtaining an abortion where it is legal.

    "ABORTION TOURS" TO JAPAN are increasing. Despite more liberal attitudes and legislation in some parts of the United States, discretion still compels thousands of women annually to fly to Japan for the operations.

    1969, The Asia Letter
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    Abortion tours have already begun, most often to the former Soviet republics. The social and political atmosphere created by Catholic and neoliberal fundamentalists is encouraging discrimination, posing serious threats to freedom of ...

    2018, Tanya Renne, Ana's Land: Sisterhood In Eastern Europe, Routledge, →ISBN, page 32
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