Pro-choice
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Supportive of a person's right to choose whether or not to have an abortion.
"When I defend my pro-choice position in the debate over abortion in our country, I frequently refer to Romania, where pregnancy could be monitored on behalf of the state, and to China, where it could be forcibly terminated."
- 2 Supportive of a person's right to choose whether or not to end their life by euthanasia.
"These cases help create and sustain an essentially pro-choice regime, at least with respect to passive euthanasia and arguably with respect to physician-assisted suicide as well."
- 3 Supportive in general of a person's right to choose; supportive of self-determination, bodily integrity, and individual sovereignty.
"Individualism, self-determination, and pro-choice rhetorics are additional cultural discourses that play into this experience as well: the ability to make your own choices in life and to be able to succeed with those choices is the quintessential American dream."
- 1 advocating a woman's right to control her own body (especially her right to an induced abortion) wordnet
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More examples"Participants in the pro-choice movement are not limited to women whose choice it concerns, but also include various organizations."
Etymology
From pro- + choice.
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