foeticide
Killing unborn offspring
Foeticide is the killing of a fetus, whether through abortion, criminal act, or other means.
The term appears primarily in legal and medical contexts: She was charged with foeticide after the assault caused a miscarriage.
The spelling is British; American English uses feticide.
The word carries strong connotations depending on one's views on fetal personhood.
Ending a pregnancy
- embryoOrganism before birth
- terminationAct of ending something
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- trimesterThirteen-week span
ultrasound · prenatal · obstetrics · gynecology · procedure · dilation · curettage · aspiration
Right and wrong principles
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
personhood · sanctity · bioethics · autonomy · viability · wrongdoing · reprehensible · inhumane
Favoring boys over daughters
- sex ratioMale-to-female proportion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- dowryMarital property transfer
ultrasound · selective · imbalance · skewed · prenatal testing
Making conduct unlawful
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- statuteEnacted written rule
- jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
indictment · felony · verdict · constitutionality · defendant · penal · judiciary · precedent
Murdering one's own child
- femicideGender-based killing of females
- fratricideKilling one's own brother
- sororicideMurdering one's own sister
- tyrannicideMurder of oppressive sovereign
abortion
Ending a pregnancy
- embryoOrganism before birth
- terminationAct of ending something
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
trimester · ultrasound · prenatal · obstetrics · gynecology · procedure · dilation · curettage · aspiration · induction
morality
Right and wrong principles
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
rights · personhood · sanctity · bioethics · autonomy · viability · wrongdoing · reprehensible · inhumane · contentious
son preference
Favoring boys over daughters
- sex ratioMale-to-female proportion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
dowry · ultrasound · selective · imbalance · skewed · prenatal testing
criminalization
Making conduct unlawful
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- statuteEnacted written rule
jurisprudence · indictment · felony · verdict · constitutionality · defendant · penal · judiciary · precedent · litigation
filicide
Murdering one's own child
- femicideGender-based killing of females
- fratricideKilling one's own brother
- sororicideMurdering one's own sister
foeticidelive birth
Baby born alive
carrying to term · birth · prenatal care · delivery · gestation
foeticideinfanticide
Killing of newborns
parricide · filicide · homicide · euthanasia
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