right-to-die
[ rahyt-tuh-dahy ]
adjective
asserting or advocating the right to refuse extraordinary medical measures to prolong one's life when one is terminally ill or irreversibly comatose: right-to-die laws.
Origin of right-to-die
1First recorded in 1975–80
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How to use right-to-die in a sentence
The legal murkiness surrounding right-to-die laws varies from state to state.
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