: opposed to abortion
pro-lifer noun

Examples of pro-life in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Their critics said the three women claimed to be pro-life and flipped after Roe v. Wade was reversed. Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 28 June 2024 For example, both pro-choice and pro-life advocates generally want as few girls and women as possible to face an unwanted pregnancy. Zoe Weil, TIME, 26 June 2024 Out-of-state residents drove an increase in abortions in Pennsylvania in 2022 Readers speak: Gun ruling shows US Supreme Court not really pro-life There’s a new way to make ice cream in CT. Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024 For these and many other harmful policies, commentators should refrain from referring to Donald Trump as pro-life. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for pro-life 

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Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pro-life was in 1970

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“Pro-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pro-life. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

pro-life

adjective
prō-ˈlīf
: opposed to abortion

Medical Definition

pro-life

adjective

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