right to die
Noun
Meaning
right to die
The moral principle that a human being is entitled to end his/her own life or to undergo voluntary euthanasia.
Examples
People want the right to die at a time of their own choosing. Too many families have watched helplessly as a relative dies slowly, longing for death.
In the polls, over 80% support the right to die and have done for the last 25 years. Even 80% of practising Catholics and Protestants support it, plus 76% of Church Times readers.