Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
elective abortion
e·lec·tive a·bor·tion
Definitions related to elective abortion:
  • (induced abortion) A surgical or medical procedure that ends a pregnancy by causing the removal or expulsion of the products of conception.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (induced abortion procedure) A surgical or medical procedure that terminates a pregnancy by removing the products of conception.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Elective termination of pregnancy remains common in the United States and worldwide, and controversy and debate are ongoing. Accurate statistics have been kept since the enactment of the 1973 US Supreme Court decisions legalizing abortions.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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