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单词 pro-choice
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Definition of pro-choice in English:

pro-choice

adjective prəʊˈtʃɔɪsproʊˈtʃɔɪs
  • Advocating the legal right of a woman to choose whether or not she will have an abortion.

    a pro-choice demonstration
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Firstly, I feel that I am pro-choice in that I believe women have the right to choose whether they want to have kids or not.
    • Politicians who say they are pro-choice on abortion should argue that abortion is a fact of life, and for the reform of abortion law.
    • The issue of the day was abortion, and me being fairly pro-choice, I decided to go for the difficult option, and argue against.
    • The pro-choice movement puts the freedom to choose as their top priority.
    • Plenty of people who are personally opposed to abortion are still pro-choice.
    • While Rudy Giuliani is the most popular figure, the former New York mayor is pro-gay rights and pro-choice on abortion.
    • Clinton said he was pro-choice while restricting abortion rights.
    • She was planning to discuss health care, not her pro-choice stance on abortion, aides said.
    • The most powerful statement on abortion in recent times comes from a pro-choice British film-maker.
    • It has become something of a given, not least among many who are pro-choice, that later abortions are mostly the result of a lack of access to early abortion.
    • Supporters of access to abortion describe themselves as pro-choice; opponents as pro-life.
    • I don't have to approve of every single abortion to remain determinedly pro-choice.
    • He is nominally in support of affirmative action programmes for minorities in America and pro-choice in the abortion debate.
    • I am pro-choice on the abortion for some very simple reasons.
    • He endorses a hard line on abortion in the platform, but he welcomes pro-choice people in the party.
    • Lazio, for example, is generally thought to be pro-choice, even though he has voted against late-term abortions.
    • The latest trial has sparked a renewed drive by pro-choice activists for abortion law reform.
    • Both sides of the abortion issue are really pro-choice, the dispute is over when the choice has been made.
    • Currently, a number of court and legal proceedings have further eroded the pro-choice movement.
    • Unless you have a pro-choice doctor with hospital privileges willing to perform an abortion, you will have to travel.

Derivatives

  • pro-choicer

  • nounˌprəʊˈtʃɔɪsəproʊˈtʃɔɪsər
    • The pro-choicers ask, ‘Do you believe it is necessary that abortion remain safe and legal for the health and freedom of women?’
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But pro-choicers have a built-in constituency too: the millions and millions of women who have had abortions.
      • It isn't like the NRA is going to give money to a gun-control candidate, and thereby change his or her mind, nor is the National Right to Life Council likely to sway a pro-choicer.
      • ‘For years, we have been in opposition to these protesters,’ Audrey says, noting that she and other pro-choicers often turned up to counter-demonstrate, which has sometimes led to police intervention.
      • The language is not particularly inflammatory, but the substance of the decision is one that pro-lifers will like and pro-choicers will fear a great deal.

Rhymes

bourgeois, Boyce, choice, Joyce, rejoice, Royce, voice
 
 

Definition of pro-choice in US English:

pro-choice

adjectiveproʊˈtʃɔɪsprōˈCHois
  • Advocating legalized abortion.

    a pro-choice demonstration
    Compare with pro-life
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Currently, a number of court and legal proceedings have further eroded the pro-choice movement.
    • Unless you have a pro-choice doctor with hospital privileges willing to perform an abortion, you will have to travel.
    • Supporters of access to abortion describe themselves as pro-choice; opponents as pro-life.
    • The latest trial has sparked a renewed drive by pro-choice activists for abortion law reform.
    • It has become something of a given, not least among many who are pro-choice, that later abortions are mostly the result of a lack of access to early abortion.
    • He is nominally in support of affirmative action programmes for minorities in America and pro-choice in the abortion debate.
    • Plenty of people who are personally opposed to abortion are still pro-choice.
    • He endorses a hard line on abortion in the platform, but he welcomes pro-choice people in the party.
    • While Rudy Giuliani is the most popular figure, the former New York mayor is pro-gay rights and pro-choice on abortion.
    • She was planning to discuss health care, not her pro-choice stance on abortion, aides said.
    • Both sides of the abortion issue are really pro-choice, the dispute is over when the choice has been made.
    • The pro-choice movement puts the freedom to choose as their top priority.
    • Firstly, I feel that I am pro-choice in that I believe women have the right to choose whether they want to have kids or not.
    • I am pro-choice on the abortion for some very simple reasons.
    • I don't have to approve of every single abortion to remain determinedly pro-choice.
    • The issue of the day was abortion, and me being fairly pro-choice, I decided to go for the difficult option, and argue against.
    • Politicians who say they are pro-choice on abortion should argue that abortion is a fact of life, and for the reform of abortion law.
    • The most powerful statement on abortion in recent times comes from a pro-choice British film-maker.
    • Lazio, for example, is generally thought to be pro-choice, even though he has voted against late-term abortions.
    • Clinton said he was pro-choice while restricting abortion rights.
 
 
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