Question

which of the following statements regarding the supreme courts decisions pertaining to the right to privacy are true?

correct answer(s)

• the supreme court ruled in favor of marital privacy in contraceptive use.
• the supreme court ruled that lgbtq persons have a right to privacy.
• the supreme court expanded the right to privacy with regard to abortions in the recent dobbs v. jackson womens health organization ruling.

incorrect answer(s)

Explanation:

Analyze the marital privacy statement

The Supreme Court established the constitutional right to privacy in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), which ruled in favor of marital privacy regarding the use of contraceptives.

Analyze the LGBTQ privacy statement

The Supreme Court recognized that the right to privacy protects intimate consensual relationships for LGBTQ individuals in Lawrence v. Texas (2003), striking down anti-sodomy laws.

Analyze the Dobbs ruling statement

In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022), the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ruled that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, thereby restricting/eliminating rather than expanding the federal constitutional right to privacy with respect to abortion.

Answer:

• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of marital privacy in contraceptive use. (Correct answer)
• The Supreme Court ruled that LGBTQ persons have a right to privacy. (Correct answer)
• The Supreme Court expanded the right to privacy with regard to abortions in the recent Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling.