right-to-die

[ rahyt-tuh-dahy ]

adjective

1. asserting or advocating the right to refuse extraordinary medical measures to prolong one's life when one is terminally ill or irreversibly comatose:

   right-to-die laws.

Word History and Origins

Origin of right-to-die¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

The legal murkiness surrounding right-to-die laws varies from state to state.

From The Daily Beast