Meanings
adjectiveborn-alive (not comparable)
- not comparableSurviving childbirth, Caesarean section, or an attempted abortion.
The Republican-sponsored referendum, passed last spring on nearly party-line votes, was described by its backers as a way to ensure that born-alive infants are legal persons entitled to medical care.
2022 October 28, Mara Silvers, “As election nears, doctors, nurses speak out against Born-Alive Infant referendum”, in Montana Free Press
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born-alive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/born-alive
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