pro-choice

Or pro·choice

[proh-chois]

adjective

1. supporting or advocating legalized abortion.

pro-choice

adjective

1. (of an organization, pressure group, etc) supporting the right of a woman to have an abortion Compare pro-life

Other Word Forms

• pro-choicer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pro-choice¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

She was adamant that her clinic, which she described as “very pro-choice — about as much as we can be in Texas,” regularly provides D&Cs for miscarrying patients.

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Dozens of pro-choice protesters descended on the Beverly Hills City Council last week demanding city leaders abandon the pursuit of money spent fighting in court against the DuPont Clinic.

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Republican politicians owe the pro-choice community a thank you card for saving the right from the worst impacts of their policies.

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The exchange drew scrutiny from Democrats who accused Kennedy of "selling out" his pro-choice values in order to secure President Trump's nomination.

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She checks all the Democratic boxes — pro-choice, anti-Trump and on — and laughingly jokes that in many places she’d be called a communist.

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