: opposed to abortion
pro-lifer noun

Examples of pro-life in a Sentence

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Thanks Donald Trump for supporting this common-sense, pro-family, pro-life measure championed by Anna Paulina Luna. Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025 If there are some pro-life gubernatorial candidates in a red state, God bless. David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2025 The recent increase in the number of abortions is troubling for conservatives and our pro-life movement at large. Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025 While the president has enacted excellent pro-life policies in his first month in office, Republican concerns about the political palatability of the pro-life position have not gone away. John Gerardi, National Review, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pro-life

Word History

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 18 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

pro-life

adjective
prō-ˈlīf
: opposed to abortion

Medical Definition

pro-life

adjective

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