right to choose

noun

1. the right of a woman to have a legal abortion if she chooses to do so.

Other Words From

• right-to-choose adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of right to choose¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

We still have all the rights, but we have the right to choose to live more traditionally.”

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MPs will be asked to vote on Friday on the assisted dying bill, which would give terminally ill people in England and Wales the right to choose to end their life.

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The family has decided to share their story ahead of an MP debate on Friday on proposals to give terminally ill people in England and Wales the right to choose to end their life.

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The assisted dying bill has been defended by Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall who told the BBC it was about the "right to choose".

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A proposed law to give terminally ill people in England and Wales the right to choose to end their life will be voted on by MPs on 29 November.

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