Societal Factors in 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. A clip from a 1962 CBS program of a New Haven resident who supported the birth control ban is also shown.
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 cultural and societal factors that impacted opinions at the time. A clip from a 1962 CBS program of a New Haven resident who supported the birth control ban is also shown.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- What were the arguments for the Connecticut birth control ban?
- How were these arguments representative of the culture at the time?
Participants
Vocabulary
- Abortion
- Birth Control
- Contraception
- Morality
- Prosecution