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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
miscarry .
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Examples
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If the woman miscarries but does not die, and her husband has no sons, then the perpetrator is executed; unless the fetus is female, in which case he only needs to give her a child from his household in recompense.
Richard Elliott Friedman: Getting The Bible Right On Abortion Richard Elliott Friedman 2011
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So I did a little poking, and the only “birth control” I am aware of that actually miscarries a fertilized egg is Plan B and its type.
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Does that mean a woman who miscarries needs to hold a funeral?
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Any woman who miscarries should face 1-3 years in state prison for killing a human life.
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If the woman miscarries but does not die, and her husband has no sons, then the perpetrator is executed; unless the fetus is female, in which case he only needs to give her a child from his household in recompense.
Richard Elliott Friedman: Getting The Bible Right On Abortion Richard Elliott Friedman 2011
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Heeba Shah, Naseeruddin's daughter, told the story "Chhui Muee" - a study in contrasts as a rich woman perpetually miscarries while an urchin not only gives birth on a train but cleans up after herself - with an engagingly bemused tone.
'Maximum India' features a bold take on Ibsen, reading of Indian short stories 2011
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Just ask a woman who wants to have the baby and miscarries.
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The main events happen offstage: the friend dies young, the wife of the narrator-writer miscarries.
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Besides, that is for dead-baby breeders, freak makers, or frequent miscarries.
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If conception is the point where a bioplast/fetus is a human life with all the rights of a fully born person, then a woman who miscarries must pay for a mortuary to handle disposal of the remains.
Brownback Hammers Romney For Not Calling Abortion "Murder" 2009
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