Meanings
- public policyethicsThe right of a human being to the continuation of his or her life.
- USpublic policyethicsThe moral or legal entitlement of an unborn child to be born, and not have its birth prevented through an abortion or other medical procedure.
Texas Right to Life, a statewide, anti-abortion, anti-euthanasia organization, was organized last summer. Right to Life groups in Dallas and Houston have been active for some time.
1974-03, Martha Hume, "Abortions in Texas", Texas Monthly, page 651 more example
That means women should have the right to be free about their own bodies. I believe a woman has a right to life. The opposition is an anti-freedom group, rather than, as they have very effectively called themselves, a right-to-life group.
1987-06, Dale Keiger, "The Quiet Minority", Cincinnati Magazine, page 68
Translations
Bulgarian право на живот, право на живот
- право на живот (pravo na život)right of unborn child
- право на живот (pravo na život)one of fundamental human rights
Chinese Mandarin 生命權 /生命权
- 生命權 /生命权 (shēngmìng quán)one of fundamental human rights
French droit à la vie
- droit à la vieone of fundamental human rights
German Recht auf Leben
- Recht auf Lebenone of fundamental human rights
Japanese 生存権
- 生存権 (seizonken)one of fundamental human rights
Korean 생명권
- 생명권 (saengmyeonggwon)one of fundamental human rights
Russian пра́во на жизнь
- пра́во на жизнь (právo na žiznʹ)one of fundamental human rights
Cite this entry
right to life. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20to%20life
“right to life.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20to%20life. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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