self-determination

Example Sentences

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At the same time, the administration’s apparent tolerance for patient self-determination was a hard-won result of the patient campaign to change Carville’s institutional culture from that of a hospital to a community.

From Salon

The group paid tribute to Minelli, saying he had led a "life for freedom of choice, self-determination, and human rights".

From BBC

“The DNA is so tied to cultural conversations about self-image and fashion and self-determination and confidence.”

From Washington Post

For instance, upholding the 2018 nation state law that stated that in Israel the right to self-determination is unique to Jewish people.

From BBC

“People should have the right to self-determination, and in Minnesota, people should be free from the laws of other states that would impact and negatively affect all of those basic American rights and freedoms.”

From Seattle Times