: favoring the legalization of abortion
pro-choicer noun

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Richards followed in her mother’s political footsteps from an early age, becoming an honorary page to the 62nd Texas State Legislator at the age of 13 and helping her mother campaign on behalf of pro-choice candidates beginning in high school. Emma Specter, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025 Centrist Democrats are pro-choice, unequivocally in the case of rape and the health of the mother, but accept limitations at the point of fetal viability. Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024 Part of this stemmed from Gunderson’s campaign as a pro-choice Republican. Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024 During early voting, young women on the North Carolina State University campus marched to the polls with a pro-choice message, inviting men to join them. Ashley Schwartz-Lavares, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pro-choice 

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pro-choice was in 1973

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“Pro-choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pro-choice. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

pro-choice

adjective
prō-ˈchȯis
: favoring the legalization of abortion

Medical Definition

pro-choice

adjective
: favoring the legalization of abortion
pro-choicer noun

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