In the 1960s, Connecticut had a law prohibiting counselors from providing advice to married couples on how to prevent pregnancy. The Executive Director of the Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut disobeyed this law and was arrested. In 1965, the Supreme Court heard the case and ruled that protections in the Bill of Rights implies that people have a right to privacy. True or False

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Abby Collier

22 November, 14:39

In the 1960s, Connecticut had a law prohibiting counselors from providing advice to married couples on how to prevent pregnancy. The Executive Director of the Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut disobeyed this law and was arrested. In 1965, the Supreme Court heard the case and ruled that protections in the Bill of Rights implies that people have a right to privacy. True or False

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Jayden Callahan · Answer 1

True.

Explanation:

The case about which the question is referring to is Griswold v. Connecticut.

The Griswold v. Connecticut was the case in which Estelle Griswold, an Executive Director of the Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut and Dr C. Lee Buxton opened a clinic to counsel the married couples educating and counselling them about preventing contraception.

In Connecticut, the use of contraception or giving counselling about the same was a punishable offence with a fine of $50. Griswold and Buxton had challenged this law of Connecticut and were arrested with a fine. After there case being upheld in Appellate Division Court and Connecticut Supreme Court, Griswold appealed her case in the Supreme Court of the United States in 1965. In the same year, the Supreme Court gave a verdict in favour of Griswold based on the 14th Amendment of the Due Process which gives a right to privacy.

So, the answer is true.