abortion-on-demand
Americannoun
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the right of a woman to have an abortion during the first six months of a pregnancy.
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an abortion performed on a woman solely at her own request.
Etymology
Origin of abortion-on-demand
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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The senator, who made President Trump's Supreme Court nominee list, claimed a packed court would mean losing the right to religious freedom and Second Amendment rights, using tax dollars for abortion-on-demand up to the ninth month of pregnancy, and taking over a home to give it to a giant corporation to use as a parking lot, as a few examples.
From Fox News
"He said 'I'm all for taxpayer-funded partial-birth abortion-on-demand', he's against fracking, and he wants to eliminate fossil fuels and give health insurance to illegal aliens."
From Fox News
"They wanted to make sure that whatever he did as a judge they could tarnish. They admitted their motivation was their support for abortion-on-demand."
From Fox News
Melanie Israel, a research associate for Heritage’s DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society told Fox News: “Clearly, Americans’ views on abortion policy do not line up with the radical vision of unrestricted abortion-on-demand promoted by out-of-touch U.N. officials.
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"I was disappointed," Ohden told "Fox & Friends" Tuesday morning, "but I'm certainly not surprised. The Democrats who voted last night against this bill really showed us that they're willing to sacrifice lives like mine to keep abortion-on-demand right there."
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