right to choose

American  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• right-to-choose adjective

Etymology

Origin of right to choose

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Joining both the EU and Nato are part of Ukraine's constitution and another of Khrystyna Hayovyshyn's red lines at the UN on Thursday was: "Nor will we tolerate any infringement on our sovereignty including our sovereign right to choose the alliances we want to join."

From BBC

Scotland's abortion laws are "not fit for purpose" according to an expert group, which has called for legal recognition for a woman's right to choose.

From BBC

It said it considered the guidance of the Visitor Safety Group, including "seeking to preserve peoples' right to choose the activities they wish to engage with and to strike a proportionate balance with the risk management methods we employ".

From BBC

Douglass’s book, which sold 30,000 copies within five years of its publication, shattered that idea and helped define the “free labor ideal”—the belief that all people had the right to choose their work and enjoy the fruits of it.

From The Wall Street Journal

In some areas, people referred for support by GPs can use something called 'right to choose' to go onto another NHS list or ask for private support, which would provide an alternative option if their local NHS has stopped taking on new referrals.

From BBC