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The argument expressed by the phrase is that the decision to have an elective [[abortion]] is always and necessarily a private matter between a woman and her doctor. It implies that the decision is simply "a matter of choice", and that no one else has a high enough stake in the matter to overrule her choice.  

The argument expressed by the phrase is that the decision to have an elective [[abortion]] is always and necessarily a private matter between a woman and her doctor. It implies that the decision is simply "a matter of choice", and that no one else has a high enough stake in the matter to overrule her choice.  

This position is also called [[pro-choice]] and generally is favored by social [[liberals]].

This position is also called [[anti-life]] and generally is favored by social [[liberals]].

It is opposed by social [[conservatives]] who regard themselves as [[pro-life]].

It is opposed by social [[conservatives]] who regard themselves as [[anti-choice]].

It is one of the few sayings which is incomplete: "a woman's right to choose." Choose what? The answer, of course, being the death of a child in the womb.  If its a daughter, she doesn't have any right over this choice herself.

It is one of the few sayings which is incomplete: "a woman's right to choose." Choose what? The answer, of course, being the death of a child in the womb.  If its a daughter, she doesn't have any right over this choice herself.