right to choosen.
/ˌrʌɪt tᵿ ˈtʃuːz/, U.S. /ˌraɪt tə ˈtʃuz/ Originally U.S.
The right of a woman to decide whether to have an induced abortion. Cf. pro-choice adj.
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1969 Portsmouth (New Hampsh.) Herald 20 Feb. 1/9 We also represent the minority. If there is even one person in that minority who might want an abortion, he—not we—should be given the right to choose.
1978 Mod. Law Rev. 41 381 In any consideration of this issue it is important to note that in principle the law does not recognise a woman's right to choose.
1983 Times 8 July 11/3 They campaigned for..abortion reform, free contraception and the woman's right to choose.
2003 E. Koyama in R. C. Dicker & A. Piepmeier Catching Wave iv. 255 The right to choose is not exclusively a heterosexual issue,..as it is fundamentally about women having the right to determine what they do with their own bodies.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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