antiabortion

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

adjective

1. opposed to abortion or the legalization of abortion.

noun

1. opposition to abortion, especially legalized abortion.

Other Word Forms

• antiabortionist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of antiabortion¹

First recorded in 1965–70; anti- + abortion

Example Sentences

Makary has also clashed with Republican senators over the agency’s approval of a generic form of an abortion pill, after promising antiabortion lawmakers a review of the drug’s safety.

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Medication abortion is the most common form of abortion in the U.S. and has faced heightened scrutiny from antiabortion groups and lawmakers who have sought to limit its use.

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The latest approval drew backlash from antiabortion lawmakers and groups that have questioned the drug’s safety and pushed for further restrictions on how it can be prescribed and dispensed.

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Among his gigs: a role in an indie film called “October Baby,” which had an antiabortion plotline.

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Newsom employed a similar strategy when he demolished the Republican-led recall campaign against him in 2021, which the governor portrayed as a “life and death” battle against “Trumpism” and far-right anti-vaccine and antiabortion activists.

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