Illegal operation (euphemism)
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Illegal operation (sometimes criminal operation or illegal surgery) was a widely understood euphemism for induced abortion used in the 19th and 20th centuries in Anglophone countries including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[2][3][4][5][6][7] "Performing an illegal operation" could also be a criminal charge and/or the listed cause for the revocation of the medical license of an abortion provider.[4][8][9] The term was one of a number of euphemisms pertaining to sex, pregnancy, and childbirth.[2]