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Uses of Language
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Formal and orderly and usually extended expression of thought
on a subject
Connected speech or writing
A linguistic unit (as a conversation or a story) larger than a
sentence
Functions of language may all be used at once. In fact, an
effective communication does.
Examples:
Definition of abortion (Merriam-Webster)
:the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or
closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus; such as
a: spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus during the first 12 weeks of
gestation compare miscarriage
b: induced expulsion of a human fetus
c: expulsion of a fetus by a domestic animal often due to infection at any
time before completion of pregnancy
Catholic Dictionary (Catholic Dictionary)
Abortion is either direct (induced) or indirect. Direct abortion is any
destruction of the product of human conception, whether before or after
implantation in the womb. A direct abortion is one that is intended either as
an end in itself or as a means to an end. As a willful attack on unborn human
life, no matter what the motive, direct abortion is always a grave objective
evil.
Indirect abortion is the foreseen but merely permitted evacuation of a fetus
which cannot survive outside the womb. The evacuation is not the intended
or directly willed result, but the side effect, of some legitimate procedure. As
such it is morally allowable.
National Abortion Federation (prochoice.org)
A medical abortion is one that is brought about by taking medications that
will end a pregnancy. The alternative is surgical abortion, which ends a
pregnancy by emptying the uterus (or womb) with special instruments.