pro-choice
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pro-choice
(prō-chois′)adj.
Favoring legalized abortion as an option for an unwanted pregnancy.
pro-choic′er n.
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pro-choice
adj
(Sociology) (of an organization, pressure group, etc) supporting the right of a woman to have an abortion. Compare pro-life
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pro-choice
or pro•choice
(proʊˈtʃɔɪs)adj.
supporting or advocating the right to legalized abortion. Compare pro-life.
[1970–75]
pro-choic′er, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | pro-choice - advocating a woman's right to control her own body (especially her right to an induced abortion) pro-life - advocating full legal protection of embryos and fetuses (especially opposing the legalization of induced abortions) |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pro-choice
adj group, organization → für Abtreibung pred; pro-choice movement → Bewegung f → der Abtreibungsbefürworter
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pro-choice
adj pro-elección, a favor de la legalización del aborto voluntarioEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.