The preservation of individual rights requires a system of governance that limits the authority of the state to intrude unnecessarily upon lives of the people. Implicit in such a system is an implied right of privacy. The Supreme Court has held that our constitutional right to privacy emanates from a “penumbra of the specific guarantees of the Bill of Rights.” These guarantees derive primarily from the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Ninth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The right to privacy is fundamental to ensuring our rights to reproductive freedom; to form the intimate relationships of our choosing; to possess or view materials some may deem offensive; and to keep certain kinds of sensitive information free from disclosure.

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