The Right Answer to This QuestionFrom
the WaPo:
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Sunday he will not ask not ask Supreme Court nominee John Roberts whether he would vote to overturn the landmark decision that legalized abortion.
Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., did say he planned to ask Roberts, the president's pick to succeed the late William H. Rehnquist as chief justice, whether there is a right to privacy in the Constitution.The answer is no, there is no right to privacy in the Constitution. However, that does not mean that there is no right to privacy, for the
Ninth Amendment to the Constitution reads:
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.Ergo, a generalized right to privacy may indeed exist, but it doesn't have to be spelled out in the constitution.
