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birthAct of producing live young from within the body of female animals. Both viviparous and ovoviviparous animals give birth to young. In viviparous animals, embryos obtain nourishment from the mother via a placenta or other means. In ovoviviparous animals, fertilized eggs develop and hatch in the oviduct of the mother and gain little or no nourishment from maternal tissues. See also pregnancy. |
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| In Korea, physicians or nurses complete birth certificates at delivery and register them with regional birth registries. Wade really guarantee a right to deliver a premature infant to within inches of complete birth, and then kill her? |
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