"pro-choice" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From pro- + choice. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pro|choice}} pro- + choice Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} pro-choice
  1. (public policy, law, ethics) Supportive of a person's right to choose whether or not to have an abortion. Categories (topical): Ethics, Law
    Sense id: en-pro-choice-en-adj-5BE6uLzI Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pro- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pro-: 31 31 38 Topics: ethics, human-sciences, law, philosophy, sciences
  2. (public policy, law, ethics) Supportive of a person's right to choose whether or not to end their life by euthanasia. Categories (topical): Ethics, Law
    Sense id: en-pro-choice-en-adj-C-pZrbIb Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pro- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pro-: 31 31 38 Topics: ethics, human-sciences, law, philosophy, sciences
  3. Supportive in general of a person's right to choose; supportive of self-determination, bodily integrity, and individual sovereignty. Categories (topical): Abortion, Suicide
    Sense id: en-pro-choice-en-adj-meYT7tES Disambiguation of Abortion: 29 29 42 Disambiguation of Suicide: 23 32 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with pro-, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 24 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pro-: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 25 25 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: proabortion, antilife [derogatory], prodeath [derogatory], prochoice Derived forms: pro-choicer Related terms: pro-life Translations (supportive of abortion rights): pro-choix (French), არჩევანის მომხრე (arčevanis momxre) (Georgian), pro-choice (Polish)
Disambiguation of 'supportive of abortion rights': 33 31 36

Alternative forms

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