Griswold v. Connecticut
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Court Cases, Rulings, Appeals, Feminism, Feminists, Women’s Rights, Supreme Court, U.S., Laws, Acts, Legislation, Reproductive Rights, Abortion
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Women’s History
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: June 7, 1965
Article abstract: The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down a state ban on the use of contraceptives, affirming the constitutional right of privacy.
Summary of Event
In this, one of the most important cases decided in the twentieth century, privacy was established as a right guaranteed by the United States Constitution. The decision was important for several reasons, not the least of which was that the word “privacy” appears nowhere in the Constitution, including the Bill of Rights. Use of the term to connote personal seclusion from unsanctioned intrusion...
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