right-to-life

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right-to-life

(rīt′tə-līf′)

adj.

Favoring the outlawing of abortion on the ground that it is the taking of a human life; pro-life.

right′-to-lif′er n.

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right′-to-life′

adj.

pertaining to or advocating laws making abortion, esp. abortion-on-demand, illegal.

[1970–75]

right′-to-lif′er, n.

Translations

right-to-life

[ˌraɪttəˈlaɪf] ADJ [movement, group] → pro derecho a la vida

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Graduates of the program are currently working for state prolife groups, starting local right-to-life chapters, aiding in the efforts of crisis pregnancy centers and bringing a pro-life perspective to their workplaces in the medical, legal, and social work fields.

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Sharp, Paula. I loved you all; a novel

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Wisconsin Right to Life is holding a YouTube video contest for teens and college students that will challenge them to make their own videos with a right-to-life theme.

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In practical terms, the elite has misunderstood the difference between the varying political power of the pro-life movement and the invariant truth of the right-to-life principle.

SPEAK UP AND ORGANIZE

"Mildred Jefferson used every forum available to educate America and encourage people of all ages to become active in the right-to-life movement," St.