Definition of "anencephalic" []

• Of or pertaining to anencephaly (adjective)

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• "Or more reasonably, what about when Government is asked to weigh spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in care for a patient (like perhaps an anencephalic baby), vs. spending that money on other patients who ultimately could be improved by it?"
• "But imagine you are the official in charge of costs for Government health care and the case of the anencephalic baby hits your desk ..."
• "In Peru, where the law permits abortion when a woman's life or health are in danger, a 17-year-old was denied an abortion and forced to carry an anencephalic fetus to term."