----- Original Message ----- From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 3:16 PM Subject: Re: More on North Korea
> At 13:18 14-01-2003 -0600, Dan Minette wrote: > > >This is a very good time to point out a language difference, because it is > >critical. The common US word for what you went through is a miscarriage, > >not an abortion. > > I must disagree with you. I don't know how these terms are defined in the > US (perhaps our medically-trained members can shed some light on this), but > over here a "miscarriage" is a premature termination of a pregnancy that > happens spontaneously (that is, without medical intervention), while an > "abortion" is a premature termination of a pregnancy through medical > intervention. > > What we went through was therefore an abortion, at least by European > definitions. > If my memory serves me well, then I have to back Jeroen on this question because that is exactly how I recall those events. I remember Phaedra Holten-van Baardvijk. xponent Tom And Sammy Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
