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What are partial birth abortions?

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A media term: The media and or various interest groups have coined & used this phrase in the struggle over abortion practices. It is not a medical term so the definition is whatever the interest group using it decides it is at the time they bring it up.

Dr Ferdowsi and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/29/2012

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