abortifacient
causing abortion.
a drug or device used to cause abortion: a biochemical abortifacient in pill form.
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How to use abortifacient in a sentence
This means if prosecutors want to go after a woman, they can claim the aspirin she took for a headache was an abortifacient.
The Critical Role of Public Defenders in a Post-Roe v. Wade World | Emily Galvin-Almanza | May 7, 2022 | TimeBut medical science is clear: emergency contraception is not an abortifacient.
Is Forced Religious Belief Coming to an Employer Near You? | Jamelle Bouie | November 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTUnfavorable publicity, the abortifacient of new enterprises, would mean you could hardly give the stuff away.
Greener Than You Think | Ward MooreIt is also used as an abortifacient, but is too mild a uterine stimulant to be reliable for that purpose.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines | T. H. Pardo de TaveraAmongst them must theoretically be included all abortifacient drugs.
Parenthood and Race Culture | Caleb Williams Saleeby
The oil of savin is now occasionally used criminally as an abortifacient.
It is sometimes taken as an abortifacient or given as an aphrodisiac, but whether it has any such action is open to question.
Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology | W. G. Aitchison Robertson
British Dictionary definitions for abortifacient
/ (əˌbɔːtɪˈfeɪʃənt) /
causing abortion
a drug or agent that causes abortion
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