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To: Joe Btfsplk who wrote (719926)12/28/2005 1:05:59 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 769670
 
the right to privacy of every American citizen is spelled out in the Constitution

Exactly where?


I misspoke. The right to privacy is not specifically identified in the main body of the Constitution but through Constitutional amendments, the Bill of Rights, and interpretation rulings by the Supreme Court.

"The right to privacy

The Constitution does not specifically mention a right to privacy. However, Supreme Court decisions over the years have established that the right to privacy is a basic human right, and as such is protected by virtue of the 9th Amendment. The right to privacy has come to the public's attention via several controversial Supreme Court rulings, including several dealing with contraception (the Griswold and Eisenstadt cases), interracial marriage (the Loving case), and abortion (the well-known Roe v. Wade case). In addition, it is said that a right to privacy is inherent in many of the amendments in the Bill of Rights, such as the 3rd, the 4th's search and seizure limits, and the 5th's self- incrimination limit."


usconstitution.net