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Is it true that there is no specific guarantee of a right to privacy in the constitution?
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∙ 12y ago
True, but the 9th Amendment says that the rights listed in the constitution are not the only ones that the people have. The 9th amendment means that just because the authors of the constitution may have not mentioned a certain right in that document, this is not evidence that the right doesn't really exist.
Strangely, the Supreme Court didn't use the 9th Amendment when it found a "privacy right" to abortion, or to marry someone of another race, or to buy Birth Control. I forget what part of the constitution they cited as being the source of this right to privacy.
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What is the right to protect privacy called?
There is no right to privacy- it is assumed from something else in the constitution.
Is a right to privacy guaramteed by the constitution?
The fourth ammendment
Why isn't privacy mention in The US Constitution?
The meanings of some words have changed since the 18th century. "The right to privacy" in 1776 meant the right to go to the bathroom. The right to (21st century meaning) privacy is in the Constitution, but they used different words that made sense then.
What year was the constitution amended to guarantee former slaves the right to vote?
1870
Which rights does the US Constitution NOT guarantee?
the right to own a home :P
Although there is no mention of privacy in the Constitution courts have recognized a constitutional right of privacy in the areas of sex reproductions and family life?
True
Where does it say you have a right to privacy?
The US Constitution doesn't explicitly mention the right to privacy, but it is implied by the language of the First, Third, Fourth, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments. For a more in-depth discussion of the right to privacy, see Related Questions, below.
What right did the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution guarantee to women?
The right for all women across the nation to have the right to vote.
Which right is recognized by some state constitution but absent in the us constitution?
the guarantee of equal rights between men and women
What makes something a right when dealing with constitution and rights?
ANYTHING issued as a right or is IMPLIED as a right within the Bill of Rights. An IMPLIED right is privacy, NO WHERE in the Constitution is privacy listed as a right; however, the U.S. S.C. had implied privacy as a right such as the 4th amendment when pertaining to search and seizures and also as recognized by the U.S.S.C. in Roe v Wade in the abortion issue (privacy) and also in Griswold v. Connecticut (marital contraception issues) and many more. Just because you do NOT view the word RIGHT in the area of the constitution you are viewing, DOES NOT mean you have no right. The U.S. Supreme Court has made NUMEROUS rulings giving citizens rights that were never listed or implied in the Constitution.
How does the Bill of Rights guarantee right beyond those listed in the Constitution?
by the Bill of Rights.
What right does the second amendment to the us constitution guarantee citizens?
gives the right to people to keep and bear arms.
