<P> Griswild v. Connecticut , 381 U.S. 479 ( 1965 ) , is a landmark case in the United States about access to contraception . The case involved a Connecticut `` Comstock law '' that prohibited any person from using `` any drug , medicinal article or instrument for the purpose of preventing conception . '' The court held that the statute was unconstitutional , and that `` the clear effect of ( the Connecticut law ... ) is to deny disadvantaged citizens ( ... ) access to medical assistance and up - to - date information in respect to proper methods of birth control . '' By a vote of 7 -- 2 , the Supreme Court invalidated the law on the grounds that it violated the `` right to marital privacy '' , establishing the basis for the right to privacy with respect to intimate practices . This and other cases view the right to privacy as a right to `` protect ( ion ) from governmental intrusion . '' </P>
<P> Griswild v. Connecticut , 381 U.S. 479 ( 1965 ) , is a landmark case in the United States about access to contraception . The case involved a Connecticut `` Comstock law '' that prohibited any person from using `` any drug , medicinal article or instrument for the purpose of preventing conception . '' The court held that the statute was unconstitutional , and that `` the clear effect of ( the Connecticut law ... ) is to deny disadvantaged citizens ( ... ) access to medical assistance and up - to - date information in respect to proper methods of birth control . '' By a vote of 7 -- 2 , the Supreme Court invalidated the law on the grounds that it violated the `` right to marital privacy '' , establishing the basis for the right to privacy with respect to intimate practices . This and other cases view the right to privacy as a right to `` protect ( ion ) from governmental intrusion . '' </P>
in which case did the supreme court establish the right to privacy
in which case did the supreme court establish the right to privacy
Griswild v. Connecticut
Griswild v. Connecticut