"right to life" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} right to life
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see right, life.
    Sense id: en-right_to_life-en-noun-0qHnaRi9
  2. (public policy, law, ethics) The right of a human being to the continuation of his or her life. Categories (topical): Ethics, Law
    Sense id: en-right_to_life-en-noun-lE95DNaI Topics: ethics, human-sciences, law, philosophy, sciences
  3. (US, public policy, law, ethics) The moral or legal entitlement of an unborn child to be born, and not have its birth prevented through an abortion or other medical procedure. Tags: US Categories (topical): Ethics, Law, Abortion
    Sense id: en-right_to_life-en-noun-oBVIZwNP Disambiguation of Abortion: 1 5 93 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 14 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 5 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 10 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 92 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 9 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 5 22 73 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 7 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 6 7 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 6 14 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 6 11 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 7 87 Topics: ethics, human-sciences, law, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: right-to-lifer Related terms: pro-life, right-to-life [adjective], capital punishment, euthanasia, pro-choice, right to choose Translations (one of fundamental human rights): 生命權 (Chinese Mandarin), 生命权 (shēngmìng quán) (Chinese Mandarin), droit à la vie [masculine] (French), სიცოცხლის უფლება (sicocxlis upleba) (Georgian), Recht auf Leben [neuter] (German), 生存権 (seizonken) (alt: せいぞんけん) (Japanese), 생명권 (saengmyeonggwon) (Korean), пра́во на жизнь (právo na žiznʹ) [neuter] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'one of fundamental human rights': 16 45 38
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