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born-alive

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born-alive (not comparable)

  1. (of a baby) Surviving childbirth, Caesarean section, or an attempted abortion.
    • 2022 October 28, Mara Silvers, “As election nears, doctors, nurses speak out against Born-Alive Infant referendum”, in Montana Free Press[1]:
      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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