save the life of (someone)
idiom
: to stop (someone) from dying or being killed
a surgical procedure that has saved the lives of thousands of people
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There are also exceptions to save the life of the woman and, before the third trimester, for fatal fetal abnormalities.
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Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2024
Even when state bans, like Idaho’s, include exceptions to save the life of the mother, providers can never be certain that conservative lawmakers and courts will agree with their judgment.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024
Three Republicans on Wednesday joined Democrats in the Arizona House to vote to repeal the state's controversial 1864 ban on nearly all abortions, which was revived by a court ruling earlier this month and which only includes exceptions to save the life of the pregnant woman.
—Jaclyn Lee, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024
The pre-statehood law indicates abortions are allowed when necessary to save the life of the mother.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Just four of those — Arkansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas — have laws similar to what will go into effect in Arizona, allowing abortions only to save the life of the mother.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
It is banned except to save the life of the pregnant person.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
Jackson doctors and staff helped save the life of their son Joseph Patrick, 2, who was born prematurely.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
The distribution comes after Missouri enforced its trigger ban on all abortions except to save the life of the pregnant person when Roe V. Wade was overturned in 2022, according to Center for Reproductive Rights.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2024
Even when state bans, like Idaho’s, include exceptions to save the life of the mother, providers can never be certain that conservative lawmakers and courts will agree with their judgment.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024
Three Republicans on Wednesday joined Democrats in the Arizona House to vote to repeal the state's controversial 1864 ban on nearly all abortions, which was revived by a court ruling earlier this month and which only includes exceptions to save the life of the pregnant woman.
—Jaclyn Lee, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024
The pre-statehood law indicates abortions are allowed when necessary to save the life of the mother.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Just four of those — Arkansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas — have laws similar to what will go into effect in Arizona, allowing abortions only to save the life of the mother.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
It is banned except to save the life of the pregnant person.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
Jackson doctors and staff helped save the life of their son Joseph Patrick, 2, who was born prematurely.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
The distribution comes after Missouri enforced its trigger ban on all abortions except to save the life of the pregnant person when Roe V. Wade was overturned in 2022, according to Center for Reproductive Rights.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
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