pro-choice
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of pro-choice
First recorded in 1970–75
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Faroese pro-choice campaigners have argued the legislation was outdated and impinged on women's rights.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025
Perez had recruited her eight volunteers that Saturday by individually texting every single person on the membership rolls of the College Democrats and a campus pro-choice group.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2024
Crow said he is pro-choice and Thomas is not.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
“We’re perhaps the most pro-choice state in the country, we have protected L.G.B.T.Q. rights, we have protected civil rights,” Mr. Pritzker said in an interview last year.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
At the CompassCare facility, which sustained $250,000 in damage, the messages included “Jane was here,” a reference to the radical pro-choice group Jane’s Revenge.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
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