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- Dictionaryfe·ti·cide/ˈfēdəˌsīd/
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- 1. destruction or abortion of a fetus.
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Act of destroying a fetus or causing an abortion
Foeticide, or feticide, is the act of killing a fetus, or causing a miscarriage. Definitions differ between legal and medical applications, whereas in law, feticide frequently refers to a criminal offense, in medicine the term generally refers to a part of an abortion procedure in which a provider intentionally induces fetal demise to avoid the chance of an unintended live birth, or as a standalon... Wikipedia