Reproductive Rights In Health Care

One of the major areas where the courts have been instrumental in developing several important health policies is reproductive rights.
The Supreme court found a constitutional right to “privacy” though there is no mention of this concept in the Bill of Rights, to implement the reproduction rights. This newly constituted right to privacy was used to prevent states from interfering with sale and distribution of contraception. The right to privacy protects not only the right to use contraception, but also the right to decide whether to carry a fetus to term as stated by the Supreme Court. It defended a women’s right to choose. Courts also developed thoughtful rulings on surrogate motherhood and artificial reproduction that some state legislation