United States abortion-rights movement: Difference between revisions

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In addition, some pro-choice individuals who object to abortion on a moral basis, or who believe that abortion is still an undesirable experience for the woman undergoing it even if the consequences of not having an abortion are worse, also reject the label "pro-abortion". "Pro-choice" equates with a political mindset that often includes being pro-contraceptive options. Many pro-choice individuals would be delighted to see the number of abortions decrease not because of legislation banning procedures, but by providing comprehensive sex education and birth control education programs, increased access to birth control or contraception options, increased education about proper use of birth control, and emergency contraception such as [[Plan B]] becoming accessible to all.
 
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One view on how to resolve the dispute is simply to accept the terms each group uses for itself.
 
The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' lists the usage of "pro-choice" 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).