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- adjective US, politics, derogatory
pro-choice - adjective derogatory
antinatalist ; supporting the use ofcontraception to space or limitbirths - adjective Opposing the preservation of
life in a particular situation
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Examples
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Since the spirit of Wiggs Dannyboy was upon her, and since Wiggs contended that longing for the future was as antilife as dwelling in the past ( "nostalgia and hope stand equally in the way of authentic experience"), Priscilla decided that she must de-emphasize the role in her life of the perfume bottle and its promise of future financial bliss.
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VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Religious Leaders Unite Against Abortion and Same-Sex Unions'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Christian leaders say they will not obey any law that tries to force them to participate in abortions, embryo-destructive research, assisted suicide and euthanasia, or any other antilife act; nor bend to any rule purporting to force them to bless immoral sexual partnerships, treat them as marriages or the equivalent.'
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Religious Leaders Unite Against Abortion and Same-Sex Unions 2009
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We cant call our selves prolife on one hand and watch football games which promote antilife images etc.
Does the pro-life movement need a reboot? Dymphna 2009
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Christian leaders say they will not obey any law that tries to force them to participate in abortions, embryo-destructive research, assisted suicide and euthanasia, or any other antilife act; nor bend to any rule purporting to force them to bless immoral sexual partnerships, treat them as marriages or the equivalent.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Religious Leaders Unite Against Abortion and Same-Sex Unions 2009
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At last there is motion on the sea, yet it is not life, but antilife.
Mike Sandler: Copenhagen Meets 2012 With Purple Oceans and Green Skies 2009
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It's surprising that 18 - to 30-year-olds, the most pro-life demographic in a generation, are the same voting bloc from which Barack Obama, the most antilife presidential candidate ever, draws his most ardent supporters.
The Audacity of Death Daniel Allott 2008
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It is doubtful whether the fundamentalists gain much from this deal, because it guarantees the victory of a surging moral force that is “antifamily and antilife.”
THE CLOSING OF THE AMERICAN MIND Allan Bloom 2003
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It is doubtful whether the fundamentalists gain much from this deal, because it guarantees the victory of a surging moral force that is “antifamily and antilife.”
THE CLOSING OF THE AMERICAN MIND Allan Bloom 2003
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It's unfortunate that there are no statistics on the number of lives that are clobbered yearly as a result of laws: outmoded laws; laws that found their way onto the books as a result of ignorance, hysteria or political haymaking; antilife laws; biased laws; laws that pretend that reality is fixed and nature is definable; laws that deny people the right to refuse protection.
Even Cowgirls Get The Blues Robbins, Tom 1976
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We are living at war: the shame and horror of being citizens of the country which, in its ruthless imperialism, is not only ravaging Southeast Asia but, with its military bases, its Polaris submarines, the machinations of its CIA, and the tentacles of its giant corporations, is everywhere the prime force of antilife and oppression -- this shame and horror cast their shadow over all we say, feel, and do.
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