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threatened abortion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | imminent abortion |
| Type of | miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, stillbirth |
Examples of threatened abortion
threatened abortion
Opponents of abortion rights had threatened to hold up passage of the bill.
From the washingtontimes.com
As it did in the House, abortion threatened to sink the health-care bill at the last minute in the Senate.
From the online.wsj.com
Abortion threatened to derail both the House and Senate legislation before last-minute compromises satisfied anti-abortion Democrats in both chambers.
From the sacbee.com
As a result, the right to an abortion is perpetually threatened by the permanent anti-abortion constituency it mobilized, and it is protected only by the continued solicitude of judges.
From the theatlantic.com
A federal judge temporarily has blocked that law, which threatened to close Mississippi's only abortion provider.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., who opposes abortion, had threatened to withhold a critical 60th vote for the bill unless restrictions on abortion funding were tightened.
From the post-gazette.com
In Mississippi, the lone abortion clinic is threatened with closure because of a new law requiring abortion providers to have hospital admitting privileges.
From the newsday.com
In the House, anti-abortion Democrats have threatened to vote against any final bill that dilutes the restrictions already approved in their bill.
From the washingtontimes.com
Alois already has considerable power and threatened to veto an referendum on legalising abortion in 2011.
From the independent.co.uk
