reproductive rights

plural noun

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

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On Election Day last November, supporters of reproductive rights in Missouri were quietly hopeful. Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2025 There are also resources for getting more involved with reproductive rights and learning about different ideas and theories and stories and radical networks of care that have to do with reproductive rights, as well. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025 Organized labor, reproductive rights groups and House Majority PAC, the leading fund for Congressional Democrats, are all backing his campaign. Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2025 While federal courts have temporarily blocked the cuts, the legal battle continues, and Ohio's reproductive rights amendment may offer some protection. Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 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 6 Sep. 2025.

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