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Old 02-23-2012, 11:29 AM   #77
Sundae
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Originally Posted by TheMercenary View Post
The term abortion is restricted to a viable fetus regardless of date of confinement or conception.
I remember a big hoo-hah about 15-20 years ago, where a woman who had miscarried saw the word "abortion" on her medical papers.

Her body had aborted a perfectly healthy foetus.

I know little about what the exact words mean now, but that did stick in my head.
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