abortionist
Fetal removal practitioner
An abortionist is a person who performs abortions.
The term is neutral in medical contexts but often carries disapproving connotations when used by abortion opponents, who apply it to suggest illegitimacy or moral failing: The protesters called her an abortionist.
Historically, it referred especially to those who performed illegal abortions before legalization.
Medical care provider
- gynecologistFemale reproductive medicine physician
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- obstetricianChildbirth physician
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
procedure · termination · pregnancy · clinic · operation · anesthesia · consultation · dilation
Supporting legal abortion access
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- reproductiveRelated to producing offspring
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- accessRight to enter
privacy · bodily · self-determination · consent · agency · empowerment · liberty · decision
Against elective pregnancy termination
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- picketPointed fence stake
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- polarizingCausing sharp division
divisive · debate · conflict · confrontation · tension · moral · ethics · conscience
Pursuing legal charges
- criminalizationMaking conduct unlawful
- decriminalizationEnding criminal status
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
licensing · statute · court · verdict · sentence · underground · clandestine · arrest
Clandestine, done covertly
- illegalForbidden by statute
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
- dangerousApt to cause harm
- unsafeLikely to cause harm
coat-hanger · sepsis · mortality · underground · criminalized · prosecution · secrecy · risk
clinician
Medical care provider
- gynecologistFemale reproductive medicine physician
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- obstetricianChildbirth physician
physician · procedure · termination · pregnancy · clinic · operation · anesthesia · consultation · dilation · curettage
pro-choice
Supporting legal abortion access
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- reproductiveRelated to producing offspring
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
access · privacy · bodily · self-determination · consent · agency · empowerment · liberty · decision · freedom
pro-life
Against elective pregnancy termination
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- picketPointed fence stake
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
polarizing · divisive · debate · conflict · confrontation · tension · moral · ethics · conscience · religious
prosecution
Pursuing legal charges
- criminalizationMaking conduct unlawful
- decriminalizationEnding criminal status
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
regulation · licensing · statute · court · verdict · sentence · underground · clandestine · arrest · trial
back-alley
Clandestine, done covertly
unsafe · coat-hanger · sepsis · mortality · underground · criminalized · prosecution · secrecy · risk · desperate
abortionistmidwife
Childbirth assistance professional
obstetrician · birth attendant · fertility specialist · doula · fertility doctor