right-to-die
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of right-to-die
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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The founder of the Swiss right-to-die organisation Dignitas has died by assisted suicide, the group says.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025
In May, France's lower house of parliament approved a right-to-die bill in a first reading.
From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025
As a kind of fulcrum for his storytelling, Mr. Davenport uses Elizabeth Bouvia, who in 1983 became a cause célèbre of the right-to-die movement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Editor’s note: Brittany Maynard was a prominent right-to-die activist.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2020
The movement has not attracted the same attention it once did; in the 1990s, Jack “Dr. Death” Kevorkian, the right-to-die advocate, drew considerable public alarm.
From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2019
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