save the life of (someone)

idiom

: to stop (someone) from dying or being killed

a surgical procedure that has saved the lives of thousands of people

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The unsigned, one-sentence per curiam opinion does not resolve the central question in the case: Does a federal law requiring doctors to perform abortions in certain medical emergencies preempt Idaho’s law, which allows a doctor to perform the procedure only to save the life of the mother? —Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024

Mississippi Mississippi is banned with limited exceptions, including to save the life of the pregnant woman. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 June 2024

Last year’s Tillman Award recipients were the training staff of the Buffalo Bills, who helped save the life of safety Damar Hamlin on the field in January 2023. —Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Last year’s recipients were the training staff of the Buffalo Bills, who helped save the life of safety Damar Hamlin on the field last year. —Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024