: favoring the legalization of abortion
pro-choicer noun

Examples of pro-choice in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Allyson has been calling herself the only candidate who is 100% pro-choice, a bold but supportable claim considering Planned Parenthood has given Joe a 100% rating. Vern Nelson, Orange County Register, 22 Feb. 2024 This will be the first legislative initiative that both pro-choice and pro-life people can support, because my AAA will greatly reduce abortions without bans. The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024 California remains a strong pro-choice state, with Gov. Gavin Newsom signing a slate of bills last fall to strengthen protections for reproductive freedoms. Gabriel Greschler, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024 Well-organized and well-funded extremists have brought lawsuits to further restrict access, hoping to undermine access in states that are firmly pro-choice. Elizabeth Warren, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2024 Skillet frontman John Cooper is firing at pro-choice activism — and brought up Demi Lovato in the process. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2024 No topic came up as frequently in these conversations as the post-Dobbs pro-choice turn. Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2024 The results also show that pro-choice voters were not persuaded by some Republicans’ attempts to moderate their positions. Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023 His reelection gave pro-choice advocates nationwide yet another victory since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 28 Mar. 2024.

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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