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feticide

[fēt´ĭ-sīd]

destruction of the fetus.

fe·ti·cide

(fē'ti-sīd),

Destruction of the embryo or fetus in the uterus.

[L. fetus + caedo, to kill]

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feticide

(fē′tĭ-sīd′)

Intentional destruction of a human fetus.

fe′ti·cid′al (-sīd′l) adj.

fe·ti·cide

(fē'ti-sīd)

Destruction of the embryo or fetus in the uterus.

[L. fetus + caedo, to kill]

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[14,62-65] The remaining procedures--IOL, hysterectomy and hysterotomy--usually employ feticidal solutions that generally asphyxiate and incinerate the fetus to effect fetal demise.

[14] Although IOL, hysterectomies and hysterotomies may be used, feticidal solutions and agents utilised during the procedure tend to visibly destroy the fetus, [14,95,96] which could exacerbate the trauma of losing a loved one.

[14] Proscription of D and X or any feticidal abortion procedure could jeopardise the legacy that we have fought arduously as a nation to achieve.

Partial-birth abortion--is it legally and ethically justifiable? Lessons for South Africa

Here's why: according to a CMP press release accompanying a previous video, "Feticidal chemicals like digoxin cannot be used to kill the fetus in a tissue procurement case," which also means a "fetus delivered intact for organ harvesting is likely to be a born-alive infant."