pro-family
adjective
pro-fam·i·ly
ˌprō-ˈfam-lē 
-ˈfa-mə-
1
: favoring or encouraging traditional family structures and values
2
: opposing abortion and often birth control
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Cross-dressing was prohibited, as were speeches that mocked or questioned the party’s prudish, pro-family, heteronormative views on gender and sexuality; traditional German culture was to be celebrated, not mocked.
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
As much as Frank Gilbreth appeared to be a pro-family man, his studies and innovations lead to a very anti-family conclusion.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
Broader implications This corporate backing of Trump Accounts signals a pro-family and pro-business push amid Trump’s economic agenda, potentially doubling starter funds for hundreds of thousands of bank employees’ kids.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
On the right, pro-family commentators argue low fertility is an urgent fiscal and social problem worth spending money on—pointing to international evidence that cash-like benefits can raise births, though at high cost and with effects that may time-shift rather than transform lifetime fertility.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
National committees, defending their narrow House edge, should allocate $5 million – $10 million to ads contrasting hallmark Democrat disorder in the political and social spheres with GOP solutions that are pro-business, pro-family, pro-law and order.
—Kristin Tate, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The Republican lawmakers pitched their proposal as a pro-family bill.
—Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
Marriage, on your terms The freedom to marry—or not—is another essential element of a pro-family society.
—Stephanie Psaki, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
Sophia Lorey, outreach director for the California Family Council, a conservative advocacy group focused on pro-family policies and religious freedom, praised the lawsuit.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
As much as Frank Gilbreth appeared to be a pro-family man, his studies and innovations lead to a very anti-family conclusion.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
Broader implications This corporate backing of Trump Accounts signals a pro-family and pro-business push amid Trump’s economic agenda, potentially doubling starter funds for hundreds of thousands of bank employees’ kids.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
On the right, pro-family commentators argue low fertility is an urgent fiscal and social problem worth spending money on—pointing to international evidence that cash-like benefits can raise births, though at high cost and with effects that may time-shift rather than transform lifetime fertility.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
National committees, defending their narrow House edge, should allocate $5 million – $10 million to ads contrasting hallmark Democrat disorder in the political and social spheres with GOP solutions that are pro-business, pro-family, pro-law and order.
—Kristin Tate, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The Republican lawmakers pitched their proposal as a pro-family bill.
—Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
Marriage, on your terms The freedom to marry—or not—is another essential element of a pro-family society.
—Stephanie Psaki, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
Sophia Lorey, outreach director for the California Family Council, a conservative advocacy group focused on pro-family policies and religious freedom, praised the lawsuit.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
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