pro-choice
Collocations
4VERB + PRO-CHOICE
defend, sustain
PRO-CHOICE + NOUN
movement, regime
PREP.
in, in
ADV.
essentially
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adj
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.
But if past is prologue, it’s hard to predict what our prochoice Republican governor will do. […] “You’re totally prochoice and bipartisan,” Caroline says in the ad, as they sit together on a park bench surrounded by trees and grass.
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.
Two other sites worthy of note are http://www.efn.org/~ergo/ (Pro-Choice) and http://www.euthanasia.com (Pro-Life).
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.
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5When 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
WiktionaryBut if past is prologue, it’s hard to predict what our prochoice Republican governor will do. […] “You’re totally prochoice and bipartisan,” Caroline says in the ad, as they sit together on a park ben
WiktionaryThese 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.
WiktionaryParticipants in the pro-choice movement are not limited to women whose choice it concerns, but also include various organizations.
Tatoeba · #11562696Tom is pro-choice.
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