Lincoln said no state had a legal right to secede the Union could not be broken.

VOA: special.2009.08.06

and in some cases, even an explicit right to death is also something that is spelled out in many legal codes.

在有些情形下，许多法律法规中也明确记录了要求死亡的权力。

对于安乐死的看法 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

In many Western legal traditions, the right to life is strongly protected.

从西方传统法律观念来看，生命的权利受到法律的坚决保护。

对于安乐死的看法 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

I believe I have no legal right to do so.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

and it's also a right that is enshrined in international legal conventions.

国际法律公约中也都声明要保护生存权。

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Child rights campaigners have hailed the act, but they also point out that many challenges lie ahead in turning the legal right into a reality.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

The new bill gave the people of Kansas and Nebraska the right to decide if slavery would be legal or illegal.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

Habeas corpus is a legal term for the right to have a judge decide if a person is being detained lawfully.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

It said the people in those territories had the right to decide for themselves if slavery would be legal or illegal.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

One platform declared that the people of a territory had the right to decide if slavery would be legal or illegal.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

And the question remains whether her family had a legal or moral right to receive payment after something of monetary value was made from their mother's cells.

VOA: special.2010.07.21

So,having legal abortion helps." But Dr.Sheriar says it is not enough to just give women the right to a safe abortion.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

Also attending was the mother of an American Muslim soldier named Kareem Khan who was killed in Iraq, and Nashala Hearn, a young girl who led a successful legal battle for the right to wear a traditional head covering to school.

VOA: standard.2009.09.02