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Though proponents insist that the laws protect both the life of the fetus and the person carrying it, in practice, doctors have hesitated to provide care under threat of prosecution, prison time and professional ruin.
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Cassandra Jaramillo and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Their habitat in West Africa is under threat from logging and human settlement, along with mining, poaching, and habitat fragmentation.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024
During a second Trump term, contraception may also be under threat.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
The festival was under threat, and the team was still shaken by the departure of my predecessor.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
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Cassandra Jaramillo and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Their habitat in West Africa is under threat from logging and human settlement, along with mining, poaching, and habitat fragmentation.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024
During a second Trump term, contraception may also be under threat.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
The festival was under threat, and the team was still shaken by the departure of my predecessor.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
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“Under threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20threat. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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