: opposed to abortion
pro-lifer noun

Examples of pro-life in a Sentence

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The decision, which left pro-life student Linda-Isabella Rendon disappointed, stems from the school's policy that bars organizations with ties to national political groups. Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 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

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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 13 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

pro-life

adjective
prō-ˈlīf
: opposed to abortion

Medical Definition

pro-life

adjective

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