"Partial-Birth"

[Dave Wilton]

"D&E" is also older and is used in clinical contexts and in medical
literature. "Partial birth" is entirely a political creation and also tends
to be the term used by news organizations.


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From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
James Harbeck
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 8:41 PM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: "Partial-Birth"

>D&E is used by the ones who don't object to it, partial-birth by the ones
>who do.

Ah. I shoulda guessed. Thanks.

James Harbeck.

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