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Pro-choice

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pro-choice

  [proh-chois]
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–adjective
supporting or advocating legalized abortion.
Also, pro⋅choice.
Compare pro-life.

Origin:
1970–75

Related forms:
pro-choicer, noun
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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pro-choice   (prō-chois')
adj.  Favoring or supporting the legal right of women and girls to choose whether or not to continue a pregnancy to term.
pro-choic'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

pro-choice 
"favoring a right to abortion," 1975, from pro- + choice.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pro–choice
Pronunciation: (')prO-'chois
Function: adjective
: favoring the legalization of abortion —pro–choic·er /-'choi-s&r/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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