English

Noun

therapeutic abortion ‎(plural therapeutic abortions)

1. (medicine) An abortion indicated by need for the health of the mother or due to the inviable nature of the fetus.

Antonyms

• nontherapeutic abortion
• elective abortion

References

• Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940) Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, ISBN 0-8036-8313-8, published 1993, page 7