right to choose

noun

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

Other Words From

• right-to-choose adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of right to choose¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Pete Buttigieg pressed the point that men are also freer in a country where women have the right to choose.

From Salon

Giving people the right to choose where to fix their broken appliances, rather than having to ship them back to the manufacturer.

From Los Angeles Times

“I care deeply about a woman’s right to choose, to choose to give her child polio,” Baldwin said as Kennedy.

From Salon

Despite her prognosis, the 51-year-old said she wanted to do "something proactive" and help change laws so that people had the right to choose to end their lives.

From BBC

All told, millions of Americans cast their ballots to protect or restore the right to choose.

From Slate