Meaning of pro-choice | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Supportive of a person's right to choose whether or not to have an abortion.
2. Supportive of a person's right to choose whether or not to end their life by euthanasia.
3. Supportive in general of a person's right to choose; supportive of self-determination, bodily integrity, and individual sovereignty.

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Examples

“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.”

“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).”

“Whether we are pro-choice on euthanasia or anti-euthanasia, we can all agree⟳ that leaving patients in pain is abhorrent, ethically, and morally reprehensible, and should be punished severely by the law.”

“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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