The Legal Background of Griswold v. Connecticut
Law professors Helen Alvaré and Rachel Rebouché discussed the landmark Supreme Court Case Griswold v. Connecticut, in which Planned Parenthood challenged an 1879 state law banning the use of birth control. They spoke about the background of the law and the Supreme Court cases preceding the Griswold case.
Description
Law professors Helen Alvaré and Rachel Rebouché discussed the landmark Supreme Court Case Griswold v. Connecticut, in which Planned Parenthood challenged an 1879 state law banning the use of birth control. They spoke about the background of the law and the Supreme Court cases preceding the Griswold case.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Explain the Connecticut law that the Griswold v. Connecticut case centered around.
- How did other previous cases impact the ruling the Griswold case?
Participants
Vocabulary
- Birth Control
- Comstock Law
- Contraception
- Decency
- Dissent
- Legal Standing
- Morality
- Prescriptions