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In the 1970s, most Republicans were pro-choice.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
The fact remains that during the vaunted pro-choice backlash of the past two years, not one pro-life senator or governor has lost his office in an election.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 Apr. 2024
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
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Word History
First Known Use
1973, in the meaning defined above
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“Pro-choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pro-choice. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
pro-choice
adjectiveprō-ˈchȯis
: favoring the legalization of abortion
Medical Definition
pro-choice
adjective
: favoring the legalization of abortion
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