[lbo-talk] Sexuality Under Seige or So What Else is New?

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Jul 29 13:53:41 PDT 2004


andie nachgeborenen wrote:


>I hate to be a one note Johnny, but would you explain to me why
>contraceptives are constitutionally protected by the provacy rights
>under the due process clause, but vibrators are not? If we had a
>blank slate, no Griswold, no Roe, no cases granting praviacy rights
>in sexual matters, maybe you would be right, but we don't. The 11th
>Cir, flies in the face of clear and long established constitutional
>law.

Just goes to show you how flimsy it can be to rely on courts citing an 18th century document to protect fundamental liberties. Very poor substitute for popular enlightenment and political organization.

Doug



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