Title: Implied Rights
Headings: Implied Rights
American Government
Implied Rights
The right to privacy
The abortion issue
The right to die

Content: Lawsuits were filed over invasion of privacy when employers asked questions about their employee's sexual orientation. The abortion issue
Until 1973, abortion was illegal in most states. In the landmark case Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court stated that a woman has a right to obtain an abortion because her decision is a matter of privacy. This was not a blanket approval of abortion. In the first trimester, the decision to abort is left to the woman and her doctor. States can restrict but not ban abortions in the second trimester, and they are allowed to regulate or ban abortions altogether in the third trimester (late-term abortions) unless the procedure is necessary to save the woman's life. The case opened up numerous questions. What rights, if any, does an unborn fetus have? At what point in the pregnancy can fetal rights be assumed? Which is more important, the health of the mother or the fetus's right to life?