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pro-abort

pro-abort adjective: pro-choice.

Adjective

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

  1. (US, derogatory) Pro-choice.
    • In its newsletter, Defense of Life described Thornburgh as "pro-abort" and said Woods had no recorded abortion position.1987 April 29, “Thornburgh turns down Reagan offer”, in Gettysburg Times
    • As she stood outside the clinic on Saturday, she lamented the lost opportunities as the counterdemonstrators clogged the sidewalks. "They're the real lunatic, pro-abort people," she said[…]1989 July 17, “Abortion Battle: 2 Foes on Front Lines”, in The New York Times

Noun

pro-abort (plural pro-aborts)

  1. (US, derogatory) A person with pro-choice views.
    • The leader of a Utah anti-abortion group told those attending a rally at the state Capitol on Wednesday they should target the elected offices being vacated in 1992.
      "If we lose the governor's seat to a pro-abort, then he can say there isn't enough money to support the abortion law. You must...1992 January 23, “Utah Abortion Foes Seek to Elect Pro-Lifers to Keep Political Edge”, in The Salt Lake Tribune

Synonyms of pro-abort

Forms of pro-abort

Adjective
comparativemore pro-abort
superlativemost pro-abort
alternative formproabort
Noun
pluralpro-aborts

Origin of pro-abort

Contraction of proabortion(ist).

Questions about pro-abort

What does pro-abort mean?
Pro-abort means pro-choice.
What part of speech is pro-abort?
Pro-abort can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near pro-abort in the dictionary

  1. pro tip
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  3. pro wrestling
  4. pro'lem
  5. pro-
  6. pro-abort
  7. pro-abortion
  8. pro-abortionism
  9. pro-abortionist
  10. pro-abortionists
  11. pro-aborts

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