Born-alive

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Surviving childbirth, Caesarean section, or an attempted abortion. not-comparable

    "The Republican-sponsored referendum, passed last spring on nearly party-line votes, was described by its backers as a way to ensure that born-alive infants are legal persons entitled to medical care."

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"The Republican-sponsored referendum, passed last spring on nearly party-line votes, was described by its backers as a way to ensure that born-alive infants are legal persons entitled to medical care."

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