nontherapeutic abortion

US/ˌnɔn.θɛɹ.əˈpju.tɪk əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/

noun

An abortion not required for medical reasons.

Opposite
therapeutic abortion
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Meanings

nounnontherapeutic abortion (countable and uncountable, plural nontherapeutic abortions)

plural nontherapeutic abortions

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAn abortion not required for medical reasons.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
therapeutic abortion
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APA

nontherapeutic abortion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nontherapeutic%20abortion

MLA

“nontherapeutic abortion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nontherapeutic%20abortion. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nontherapeutic abortion,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nontherapeutic%20abortion.

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