right to privacy

The Problematic Framing of Abortion as an Issue of Privacy

Author image

by Marianne Møllmann, Amnesty International

January 22, 2012 - 10:34am (Print)

One key reason for the success of state legislatures in restricting women's right to choose might be that the fight over abortion in the United States historically has been framed as an issue of privacy. And the right to privacy offers poor protection for what is also an issue of life, health, and—above all—discrimination.

. . . . . . . . . .

Did We Ever Doubt the Continuing Presence of Misogyny & Ethnocentricism?

Description: 

Vanya Samokovareva and roommate Ralitsa Dzhambazova, two female students from Bulgaria, discovered the hidden cameras in their apartment and reported it to a local news station and the police. This perverted invasion into women's privacy - and advantage taken of foreign women, in particular - serves as evidence of the urgency with which our government needs to address all forms of discrimination against women, and the everyday infringements upon (and acceptance of these infringements upon) their human rights and freedom.

July 29, 2011 - 11:25am

Vanya Samokovareva and roommate Ralitsa Dzhambazova, two female students from Bulgaria, discovered the hidden cameras in their apartment and reported it to a local news station and the police. This perverted invasion into women's privacy - and advantage taken of foreign women, in particular - serves as evidence of the urgency with which our government needs to address all forms of discrimination against women, and the everyday infringements upon (and acceptance of these infringements upon) their human rights and freedom.

. . . . . . . . . .

The Public's Right to Know

Author image

by Kate Michelman

May 13, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

The public may never know whether Obama's Supreme Court nominee is committed to privacy rights because of the conspiracy of silence that governs judicial nominations.
. . . . . . . . . .

A Tired Talking Point

Author image

by Joe Veix, RH Reality Check

March 6, 2009 - 8:10am (Print)

What do aspirin, field trips, and abortion have in common?

. . . . . . . . . .

Privacy Sounds Good to Pro-Prop 8 Forces Now

Author image

by Terry Cosgrove, Personal PAC

February 20, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

The Mormons, Knights of Columbus, and others who donated in favor of Proposition 8 now want to see their "right to privacy" protected and stay anonymous. Hypocrisy, anyone?
. . . . . . . . . .

Beyond Privacy, Toward Equality

Author image

by Priscilla Huang, NAPAWF

October 27, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

As Election Day draws near, let's vote for a government that goes beyond keeping laws off our bodies. Instead, let's vote for a government that can create laws to keep our bodies and communities safe and healthy.
. . . . . . . . . .

On Privacy

Author image

by Dr. Paula Hillard, Physicians for Reproductive Choice & Health

October 20, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

The Supreme Court first established this right to privacy more than a century ago, and most Americans take it for granted every time they visit a doctor. Yet today I find myself having to defend this right on behalf of my patients.
. . . . . . . . . .
Syndicate content