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Sunday, June 07, 2009

US Supreme Court ruled contraceptive use protected by privacy right

On June 7, 1965, in Griswold v. Connecticut, the US Supreme Court held that the use of contraceptives was protected by the constitutional right of privacy.

Estelle Griswold

Learn more about the impact of this case from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.



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