: favoring the legalization of abortion
pro-choicer noun

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She has been endorsed by EMILYs List, a pro-choice political action committee, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Higher Heights for America, rapper and activist Killer Mike, among others. Irene Wright, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 The issue has divided pro-choice and pro-life advocates for years, and that remained the case on Monday. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026 This was basically what the mainstream pro-choice movement advocated for at the time. Seda Saluk, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025 For decades, EMILYs List has backed winner after winner, helping elect pro-choice Democratic women to public office. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pro-choice

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pro-choice was in 1973

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“Pro-choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pro-choice. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

pro-choice

adjective
prō-ˈchȯis
: favoring the legalization of abortion

Medical Definition

pro-choice

adjective
: favoring the legalization of abortion
pro-choicer noun

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