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abortifacient

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abortifacient /abor·ti·fa·cient/ (ah-bor?ti-fa´shent)
1. causing abortion.
2. an agent that induces abortion.

a·bor·ti·fa·cient (-bôrt-fshnt)
adj.
Causing or inducing abortion.

a·borti·facient n.

abortifacient,
adj/n an instrument or material capable of terminating a pregnancy.

abortifacient
1. causing abortion.
2. an agent that induces abortion.

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The fact is that Plan B has been fraudulently packaged as "emergency contraception," when it often acts as an abortifacient.
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(14) According to the National Institutes of Health definition of when life begins, * (15) emergency contraception is not considered an abortifacient.
 
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