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by wsc981 485 days ago
I find the phrase “reproductive health” a terrible euphemism.

Truth be told, the linked Bluesky post is direct in wording.

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What would you prefer?
Abortion is literally the opposite of reproduction, so I agree it’s an inappropriate euphemism.
I see, you have trouble interpreting the -ive suffix.

Maybe this helps:

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ive