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The Oxford English Dictionary lists the term's usage at least as early as 1975, around the time when the question of the legality of abortion became increasingly discussed after Roe v. Wade (the term "choice" is used to describe options towards abortion in the case as well).
Within the term of Pro-Choice exists a spectrum of political opinion, ranging from the idea that all abortions, under any circumstances, should be legal, to the idea that only abortions in certain circumstances should be legal (such as pregancy by rape or incest), or that abortions should only be legal until a certain date in the progression of the pregnancy (such as the third trimester, which is generally given as the date that a fetus could survive outside of the body).
People who believe the opposite refer to themselves as Pro-Life. NARAL Pro-Choice America is the leading pro-choice advocacy and lobbying group in the United States, though all of the major feminist organizations are involved in the issue on the pro-choice side as well.
It is a loaded term: it contains the connotations that people who oppose the political opinions it describes are against "choice", which is a highly valued concept in the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in and Western worldFor alternative meanings for "The West" in the United States, see The West (U. Western states. The term Western world can have multiple meanings depending on its context. Originally defined as Europe, most modern uses of the term refer to the societies of. Both "Pro-Life" and "Pro-Choice" are examples of political framingTelecommunication In telecommunication, the term framing has the following meanings: In time-division multiplexing reception, it is a synonym for frame synchronization. In video reception, the process of adjusting the timing of the receiver to coincide wi: they are terms which purposely try to define their philosophies in the best possible light, while by definition attempting to describe their opposition in the worst possible light (being anti-life or anti-choice).