reproductive rights

plural noun

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

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Local organizers who worked for months to collect signatures and navigate a maze of legal requirements just to get measures on the ballot lauded the outcome of those votes as a success for the reproductive rights movement. Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025 Could this recent spate of disillusioned mother narratives have anything to do with the United States government wreaking havoc on women’s reproductive rights? Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025 Olszewski's previous campaign platform Johnny Olszewski ran his 2024 general election campaign dedicated to rebuilding Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, boosting the economy with employment opportunities, education, public safety, and reproductive rights. Adam Thompson, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025 Wade, about the fight for reproductive rights. Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 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 2 Jan. 2026.

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