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pro-choice

American  
[proh-chois] / proʊˈtʃɔɪs /
Or prochoice

adjective

  1. supporting or advocating legalized abortion.


pro-choice British  

adjective

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

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Origin of pro-choice

First recorded in 1970–75

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Crow said he is pro-choice and Thomas is not.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

Six of those states also require an in-person visit with the doctor, according to the pro-choice Guttmacher Institute.

From Washington Times • Mar. 18, 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

She told sweet anecdotes about Palin, and vice versa—the two women had bonded when they were in state government, and pregnant, at the same time—and focused on her own “pro-jobs, pro-choice, pro-fish, pro-families” platform.

From Slate • Nov. 23, 2022

At a pro-choice election night event in Louisville, party-goers were celebrating.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2022

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