Prolicide

Prolicide is the act of killing offspring, either before or soon after birth. It is meant to include both infanticide (intentionally causing the death of an infant), and feticide (intentionally causing the death of a fetus). The word prolicide derives from the Latin words proles meaning "offspring" and caedere meaning "to cut or kill".

Related terms
Compare with filicide (the killing of one's own son or daughter) and child murder (the killing of an unrelated child).