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
Its essential holding was that the emerging norms of autonomy and dignity embodied in the right-to-die movement were not “deeply rooted in this Nation’s history and tradition” and could not define a fundamental right.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2020
Life and death: The wrenching decisions behind California’ new right-to-die law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2018
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