therapeutic abortion

== English == === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /θɛɹ.əˈpju.tɪk əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/ === Noun === therapeutic abortion (countable and uncountable, plural therapeutic abortions) (medicine) An abortion indicated by need for the health of the mother or due to the inviable nature of the fetus. ==== Antonyms ==== nontherapeutic abortion === References === Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 7