teleabortion

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tele- +‎ abortion.

Noun[edit]

teleabortion (countable and uncountable, plural teleabortions)

  1. (medicine) The practice of using teleconsultation to assist a patient in aborting a pregnancy.
    • 2019 August 1, Caroline Zielinski, “What are the laws on abortion in Australia?”, in The Sydney Morning Herald‎[1]:
      Teleabortions, where a woman has a phone consultation with a doctor and is then sent the medications required, are available everywhere but South Australia. In WA, a teleabortion requires a referral from a doctor.
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