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right to choose en · NOUN
Meanings
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(qualifier:public policy) The moral or legal entitlement of a pregnant person to make the full and final decision either to give birth to their child or to abort the fetus.
Strict abortion laws have been attacked in the courts, on the grounds that they violate a woman's fundamental right to choose whether or not to bear children.
1969 November 12, “Significant Step Taken on Abortion”, in St. Petersburg Times (Washington Post Service), retrieved 22 Mar 2009, page 7D:
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(qualifier:public policy) The moral or legal entitlement of a person to make the decision to end their own life through euthanasia.
Relateds
pro-choice · right to life · pro-life