Originally Posted by
Jarod
Do you small government types agree we have a right to privacy from the Government regarding our own medical decisions, or does the Government have a right to dictate our medical care if they so choose?
I am not talking about insurance or what they will pay for, I am talking about making decisions with your doctor.
Does the Constitution protect your right to choose Chemotherapy or decline it, or should the government be allowed to outlaw or mandate certain medical and other personal decisions?
What about deciding who you can marry? What about who can use contraception? What about who can have or not have children?
Does the Constitution make us free from government intrusion in our most personal of private decisions about ourselves?
Well, considering the 9th Amendment specifically states that there are rights not mentioned in the constitution a strict constructionist would have to entertain the idea of rights that are not mentioned and simply by not being mentioned does not mean that they are not rights...
9th Amendment: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
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