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right to life

right to life noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see right, life.

Noun

right to life

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see right, life.
  2. (public policy) The right of a human being to the continuation of his or her life.
  3. (US, public policy) The moral or legal entitlement of an unborn child to be born, and not have its birth prevented through an abortion or other medical procedure.
    • Texas Right to Life, a statewide, anti-abortion, anti-euthanasia organization, was organized last summer. Right to Life groups in Dallas and Houston have been active for some time.1974-03, Martha Hume, "Abortions in Texas", Texas Monthly, page 65
    • That means women should have the right to be free about their own bodies. I believe a woman has a right to life. The opposition is an anti-freedom group, rather than, as they have very effectively called themselves, a right-to-life group.1987-06, Dale Keiger, "The Quiet Minority", Cincinnati Magazine, page 68

Words formed from right to life

Questions about right to life

What does right to life mean?
Right to life means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see right, life.
What part of speech is right to life?
Right to life is a noun.

Words near right to life in the dictionary

  1. right to bear arms
  2. right to choose
  3. right to die
  4. right to keep and bear arms
  5. right to left
  6. right to life
  7. right to remain silent
  8. right to repair
  9. right to roam
  10. right to silence
  11. right to try

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