pro-life

English

Etymology

pro- +‎ life

Adjective

pro-life (comparative more pro-life, superlative most pro-life)

1. Of, pertaining to, or supportive of the right to life; believing that life should be protected from its beginning to natural death in all or most circumstances.
   1. (chiefly US) Opposed to the advocacy, practice, or legalization of abortion.

      They were pro-life except in cases of rape, incest, maternal life risk, mental health risk, socioeconomic factors, or fetal defects.

   2. (specifically) Opposed to the legalization of euthanasia.
   3. (specifically) Opposed to the legalization of capital punishment.
      • 2005, Guerrilla Apologetics for Life Issues, page 60

Synonyms

• antichoice

Hypernyms

• consistent life ethic

Derived terms

• pro-lifer
• pro-lifeism

Translations

believing that life should be protected

• Spanish: provida m or f
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opposed to abortion

• Finnish: abortinvastainen
• French: anti-avortement (fr)
• German: Anti-Abtreibungs-
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• Portuguese: pró-vida
• Spanish: provida m or f, antiabortista

See also

• pro-choice
• right to choose

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