antiabortion

[ an-tee-uh-bawr-shuhn, an-tahy- ]

/ ˌæn ti əˈbɔr ʃən, ˌæn taɪ- /

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adjective

opposed to abortion or the legalization of abortion.

noun

opposition to abortion, especially legalized abortion.

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Origin of antiabortion

First recorded in 1965–70; anti- + abortion

OTHER WORDS FROM antiabortion

an·ti·a·bor·tion·ist, noun

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How to use antiabortion in a sentence

Anti-abortion organizations tend to tend to propagate the idea that the procedure is dangerous and unproven.
Abortion Complications Are Rare, No Matter What the Right Says|Samantha Allen|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What they will do is bring government into the bedroom in a far more literal way than the most aggressive anti-abortion laws.
Harvard Liberals Hate New Campus Sex Laws|Cathy Young|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rank-and-file conservatives by and large do not share these extreme anti-equality, anti-abortion, anti-women attitudes.
Is This the Return of Back Alley Abortions?|Sally Kohn|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Klopfer alleged in an interview with RH Reality Check that these anti-abortion groups have doctored his forms.
Indiana’s Crazy Administrative Abortion Demands Have Doctors Racking Up the Violations|Emily Shire|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I doubt Wills feels it is disgusting for pro-life activists to register voters at anti-abortion protests.
Angry About Ferguson? Oppose Voter ID Laws|Jacob Lupfer|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for antiabortion

anti-abortion

adjective

opposed to abortionanti-abortion activists

Derived forms of anti-abortion

anti-abortionist, noun, adjective

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