reproductive rights

plural noun

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

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The church requested that Albertsons’ board issue a public report detailing how much laws restricting reproductive rights have cost the company, and what strategies the company could use to mitigate the risks, beyond litigation. Angela Palermo july 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 July 2025 Jessica Winter, staff writer covering family: Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic is not epochal, Dobbs-level bad in terms of its impact on reproductive rights. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 July 2025 But reproductive rights and choice are taken away for so many people across the country; most women who get pregnant, even if they’re denied abortions, do not pursue adoption. Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 July 2025 Guests have run the gamut from politicians such as Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn to nonprofit leaders like reproductive rights activist Cherisse Scott as well as leaders in health care, education, business and nonprofit. Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 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 9 Jul. 2025.

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