right-to-life
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- right-to-lifer noun
Etymology
Origin of right-to-life
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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The United Nations’ Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials reinforce this peacetime right-to-life standard, noting “intentional lethal use of firearms may only be made when strictly unavoidable in order to protect life.”
From Salon
He had spent his adult life trying to succeed in conservative politics, working with right-to-life groups and other activists, as well as repeatedly running for office and failing.
From Salon
She cannot imagine donating them to another couple, in effect letting strangers bear and raise her children, a process which many in the right-to-life movement call a “snowflake adoption.”
From New York Times
By the mid-2000s, however, other conservative attorneys and movements sometimes took the lead in major campaign finance cases and pursued a different tactical plan than the one favored by right-to-life litigators.
From Slate
I visited the 50,000-square-foot Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky, took an "Evangelism Explosion" course, joined congregations at numerous megachurches for Sunday worship and participated in right-to-life retreats.
From Salon
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