right to choose

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• right-to-choose adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of right to choose¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Tikhanovskaya said his whereabouts is now unknown but added "everyone who is released has the right to choose either to stay or to leave".

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“We continue to support our employees’ right to choose how they are represented in the workplace,” a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement last year.

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Male rapists should "probably" lose the right to choose their gender, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

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"Every woman should have the right to choose who owns intimate images of her," said Baroness Owen, who proposed the amendment in the House of Lords.

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After more spilled blood calls for another round of voting, he advises the still-living that “whether to continue the games for a bigger prize or to stop here is entirely up to you. Please feel free to exercise your right to choose in a democratic manner.”

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