pro-choice
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Origin of pro-choice
First recorded in 1970–75
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Pro-choice and anti-abortion young Americans often share one thing in common: they both view their movements as a fight for equality and justice.
From BBC • Aug. 7, 2022
Pro-choice groups estimate that around 90% of abortions in the Andean country take place clandestinely.
From Reuters • Jan. 21, 2022
Pro-choice, career-oriented women get pregnant, have babies, and raise children every day.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2018
Pro-choice activists called, too, saying they wanted to help.
From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2014
Pro-choice campaigners want to know if the woman concerned was offered the option of an abortion in the UK.
From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2014
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