reproductive rights

plural noun

US
: a woman's right to choose whether or not she will have a baby

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In Rio de Janeiro’s Mare favela, one of the city’s largest low-income communities, the nonprofit Networks of Mare’s House of Women provides women with information regarding their reproductive rights, including legal provisions for abortions. Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025 Despite being broadly pro-choice, the state also contains strongholds of intense opposition to reproductive rights. David Schultz, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025 Deja Foxx is many things: an organizer, a candidate for Congress, and a reproductive rights advocate. Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 June 2025 Meanwhile, discussions about climate change, reproductive rights, and economic factors remain central to the choices facing younger adults. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for reproductive rights

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“Reproductive rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reproductive%20rights. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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