: opposed to abortion
pro-lifer noun

Examples of pro-life in a Sentence

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The leader of an international pro-life organization lauded the Nativity scene set up by the Vatican that highlighted the more than 25,000 babies who were not aborted this year thanks to the group's outreach initiatives. Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025 Other secular groups tie their pro-life advocacy to a broader fight for human rights. Anne Whitesell, The Conversation, 10 Nov. 2025 Nor did Roe v Wade, a lightning-rod of a project that premiered on NBC at the height of the resurgent pro-life movement of the late ’80s and early ’90s. David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025 When Obamacare passed, about forty House Democrats were pro-life. David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pro-life

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pro-life was in 1970

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“Pro-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pro-life. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

pro-life

adjective
prō-ˈlīf
: opposed to abortion

Medical Definition

pro-life

adjective

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