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anti-abortion

anti-abortion

5.3
A person who opposes abortion and joins protests or campaigns
  • noun
  • /ˌæn.ti.əˈbɔːr.ʃən/
translation icon : oponente al aborto
  • So you have generally the people who are anti abortion if you part the curtains, there's a religious foundation for their argument.

Examples

  • The anti-abortion activists organized a rally to voice their opposition to new abortion laws.

  • During the heated debate, an anti-abortion advocate presented compelling arguments against legalizing the procedure.

  • Many anti-abortion supporters believe that life begins at conception and deserve a voice in the discussion.

Synonyms

anti-choicer
vsanti-abortion
  • Slang
1 8.9

A person who is against abortion rights

is mainly an active campaigner who protests rather than only opposing rights
pro-lifer
vsanti-abortion
6.9

A person who opposes legal abortion and wants laws to protect unborn babies

is more about active campaigning and protests than only legal protection
pro-life
vsanti-abortion
5.9

Against legal abortion and supporting laws to protect unborn babies

is a general stance label not specifically an active campaigning person

How Active

activist
6 3.7
anti-abortion
5.3
supporter
817 1.0
sympathizer
37 4.8

Surface Forms

anti-abortion singular

Morphology

anti-abortion = anti-abortion (semi-transparent) = anti + abort + ion

The noun is a substantivized use of the adjective anti-abortion, so the form is clear but the person meaning relies on conversion.

Etymology

Anti-abortion as a noun also comes from anti- 'against' and abortion 'ending a pregnancy', so an anti-abortion is a person who opposes abortion and often joins campaigns or protests.