antiabortion

an·ti·a·bor·tion

 (ăn′tē-ə-bôr′shən, ăn′tī-)
adj.
Opposed to abortion: the antiabortion movement.

an′ti·a·bor′tion·ist n.
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an•ti•a•bor•tion

(ˌæn ti əˈbɔr ʃən, ˌæn taɪ-)

adj.
opposed to abortion or the legalization of abortion.
[1965–70]
an`ti•a•bor′tion•ist, n.
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Schoen explores how the fetal body came to occupy the central space in abortion politics; and how abortion providers developed professional standards in the 1970s and 1980s, in competition with the rise of the women's health movement and feminist-run clinics on the one hand and the escalation of antiabortion protests on the other.
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Bernardin had been troubled for years by what appeared to be the isolation of the antiabortion question from other pro-life issues.
He was shot to death 2 months later by an antiabortion activist.
Tiller was a frequent target for antiabortion activism because of his willingness to perform late-term abortions.
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