abortifacient
noun
abor·ti·fa·cient
ə-ˌbȯr-tə-ˈfā-shənt 
: an agent (such as a drug) that induces abortion
abortifacient
adjective
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Some religious and policy leaders also wrongfully assert that IUDs are abortifacients, which has led to resistance to clinics offering them.
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Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
And what are these contraceptives that are considered abortifacients to certain lawmakers?
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2024
Some went to root doctors who prescribed herbal abortifacients, an unreliable solution since the elixirs could be toxic to women, frequently fatally so.
—Kali Nicole Gross / Made By History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Packer told the Idaho Capital Sun last year that the group wants to clarify that contraceptives and abortifacients are not the same.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 June 2024
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Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
And what are these contraceptives that are considered abortifacients to certain lawmakers?
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2024
Some went to root doctors who prescribed herbal abortifacients, an unreliable solution since the elixirs could be toxic to women, frequently fatally so.
—Kali Nicole Gross / Made By History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Packer told the Idaho Capital Sun last year that the group wants to clarify that contraceptives and abortifacients are not the same.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 June 2024
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“Abortifacient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abortifacient. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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abortifacient
1 of 2 adjective
abor·ti·fa·cient
ə-ˌbȯrt-ə-ˈfā-shənt
: inducing abortion
abortifacient
2 of 2 noun
: an agent (as a drug) that induces abortion
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