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pro-choice

pro-choice

5.6
Supporting a woman's right to choose whether to have an abortion
  • adjective
  • /proʊˈtʃɔɪs/
translation icon : pro-elección
  • She was a very well known pro-choice activist.

So even though I am, I am pro-choice to some degree.

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Examples

  • These are our two leaders and Murray is pro-choice, Ron is pro-life.

  • So even though I am, I am pro-choice to some degree.

  • So it's OK to be a pro-choice fiscal conservative.

  • But I will just say I think for at least for myself here, I'm very pro-choice despite my mom almost having an abortion with me.

  • Pro-choice in all circumstances, not necessarily a compromise in any way, just pro-choice across the board.

  • Large numbers of people vote for a candidate for, say, president based solely on whether they they are pro-choice or pro-life.

  • I'm very much pro-choice, but I'm not pro-choice with with this idea that it's not a moral issue.

  • I want to reach women that are pro-life, deeply religious, super atheist, pro-choice, whatever.

  • Many people believe that being pro-choice means advocating for a woman's right to make decisions about her own body.

  • As a pro-choice supporter, she actively campaigns for women's reproductive rights.

Synonyms

pro-abort
vspro-choice
  • Offensive
9.9

Supporting the legal right of a woman to end a pregnancy

is neutral and stresses a woman's legal right to decide

Antonyms

5.9

Against legal abortion and supporting laws to protect unborn babies

Against abortion and its legalization

How Pro-Choice

pro-choice
5.6
pro-life
5.9

Surface Forms

pro-choice positive

Morphology

pro-choice = choice (semi-transparent) = pro + choice

The structure clearly means 'in favor of choice', but the specific political meaning about abortion rights is conventionalized rather than fully predictable from the parts alone.

Etymology

Pro-choice comes from pro- meaning 'for' and choice meaning 'the act of choosing'. So, pro-choice means being 'for' a person's right to choose, especially about abortion.