anti-choice
Against reproductive freedom
Anti-choice describes opposition to legal abortion, framing that position as restricting women's reproductive decisions.
The term is used by abortion-rights advocates as a counter to "pro-life," implying the real issue is control over women's bodies rather than protecting life: Anti-choice lawmakers pushed through new restrictions on clinics.
Those described this way typically reject the label, preferring "pro-life."
Authoritative legal ban
- criminalizationMaking conduct unlawful
- limitationBound on extent
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
exception · enforcement · penalty · prosecution · surveillance
Not yet delivered
infanticide · morality · sin · sanctity · personhood · heartbeat · viability · abstinence
Advocacy for sex equality
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- counter-protestProtest opposing another protest
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
clash · confrontation · resistance · mobilization · referendum · litigation · advocacy · grassroots
Against elective pregnancy termination
- right-to-lifeAgainst elective pregnancy termination
- personhoodStatus as a person
- conservatismPreference for existing institutions
- evangelicalismFervent gospel-centered Christianity
prohibition
Authoritative legal ban
- criminalizationMaking conduct unlawful
- limitationBound on extent
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
constraint · exception · enforcement · penalty · prosecution · surveillance
unborn
Not yet delivered
murder · infanticide · morality · sin · sanctity · personhood · heartbeat · viability · abstinence · chastity
feminism
Advocacy for sex equality
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- counter-protestProtest opposing another protest
- backlashStrong negative reaction
polarization · clash · confrontation · resistance · mobilization · referendum · litigation · advocacy · grassroots
pro-life
Against elective pregnancy termination
- right-to-lifeAgainst elective pregnancy termination
- personhoodStatus as a person
- conservatismPreference for existing institutions
evangelicalism · activism · lobbying · PAC