pro-life

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective pro-life has 1 sense

pro-life(a = adj.all) Array - advocating full legal protection of embryos and fetuses (especially opposing the legalization of induced abortions); Array

Antonym:

pro-choice

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CIDE DICTIONARY

pro-life, a.

Same as antiabortion; -- used by those opposed to voluntary abortion, to emphasize their view of a fetus as already living, and to avoid the negative tone of a word beginning with “anti-”. [PJC]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

pro-life, adj. in favour of preserving life, esp. in opposing abortion.

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