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right-to-life

[ rahyt-tuh-lahyf ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or advocating laws making abortion, especially abortion-on-demand, illegal; antiabortion:

    right-to-life advocates.



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Other Words From

  • right-to-lifer noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of right-to-life1

First recorded in 1970–75
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Example Sentences

“I’m a big right-to-life person,” she said.

“I’m a big right-to-life person,” she said.

Immediately, the right-to-life got all their members to call legislators and started threatening the legislators with losing their "ranking."

From Salon

“We’ve got both right-to-life and pro-choice people on the other side. So it’s not the clear winning issue,” Atkeson said.

“We’ve got both right-to-life and pro-choice people on the other side. So it’s not the clear winning issue,” Atkeson said.

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