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right to choose

right to choose noun: the moral or legal entitlement of a pregnant person to make the full and final decision either to give birth to their child or to abort the fetus.

Noun

right to choose

  1. (public policy) The moral or legal entitlement of a pregnant person to make the full and final decision either to give birth to their child or to abort the fetus.
    • Strict abortion laws have been attacked in the courts, on the grounds that they violate a woman's fundamental right to choose whether or not to bear children.1969 November 12, “Significant Step Taken on Abortion”, in St. Petersburg Times (Washington Post Service), retrieved 22 Mar 2009, page 7D
  2. (public policy) The moral or legal entitlement of a person to make the decision to end their own life through euthanasia.

Questions about right to choose

What does right to choose mean?
Right to choose means the moral or legal entitlement of a pregnant person to make the full and final decision either to give birth to their child or to abort the fetus.
What part of speech is right to choose?
Right to choose is a noun.

Words near right to choose in the dictionary

  1. right stochastic matrix
  2. right stuff
  3. right the ship
  4. right to be forgotten
  5. right to bear arms
  6. right to choose
  7. right to die
  8. right to keep and bear arms
  9. right to left
  10. right to life
  11. right to remain silent

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