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Those reasons include financial stress, rape, fetal disabilities, or the health of the mother as options.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
Dozens of scientific papers had found that, in adults, even very low levels of PFOS could interfere with hormones, fertility, liver and thyroid function, cholesterol levels and fetal development.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 20 May 2024
The right-wing has been aiming for fetal personhood for a long time, and this ruling may be a shot across the bow from that cause.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2024
The measure would allow abortions up to fetal viability, which is generally around 24 weeks, and establish other provisions.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1736, in the meaning defined above
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“Fetal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fetal. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
fetal
adjective
fe·tal
ˈfēt-ᵊl
: of, relating to, or being a fetus
Medical Definition
fetal
adjective
fe·tal
variants
or chiefly British foetal
: of, relating to, or being a fetus
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Nglish: Translation of fetal for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of fetal for Arabic Speakers
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