reproductive rights

plural noun

US
: a woman's right to choose whether or not she will have a baby

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Proceeds from ticket sales benefited Rodrigo’s own Fund 4 Good, an initiative launched to support education, reproductive rights, and young women’s leadership programs. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2025 Restrictions on reproductive rights also aimed to increase birth rates following two world wars that had stamped out some of the population, particularly in the Soviet Union and Italy. Seda Saluk, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025 In the past, attendees have focused on immigration, foreign policy, federal spending cuts, civil rights, reproductive rights, the stripping of diversity commitments and tariffs. Cate Charron, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025 Her case — along with others like Belén’s — played a crucial role in shaping the country’s laws on reproductive rights. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reproductive rights

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“Reproductive rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reproductive%20rights. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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