In today 's society there is a varied view over the rights that women are entitled to as well as the right to marriage equality. In the May 25, 2015 edition of the New Yorker, Harvard history professor and author, Jill Lepore writes "To Have and to Hold" (34-39). Lepore discussed these issues that have become extremely controversial and have, recently, caused many problems. This is due to the fact that many citizens have held these rights withheld from them, and in multiple cases it has proven detrimental to health of many.
The ideas that a woman has a right to decide what she does with her body has always been monumentally controversial. In many cases there are arguments over how the use of contraceptives or abortion is constitutional. …show more content…
It is written in the constitution that everyone person has fundamental rights, based off of this Lepore quotes Justice William Brennan, "it is the right of the individual … to be free from unwarranted matters so fundamentally affecting a person such as bearing a child.” Using this quote Lepore shows how by making contraception and reproduction laws violates basic human rights. Lepore also discusses unconstitutional ban "on contraception… on the grounds of a married couple 's right to privacy." In "To Have and To Hold", the freedom from religion amendment was discussed in the case of Georgia in the case of same sex marriage. Georgia, unconstitutionally banned same sex marriage on the grounds that it "is an abominable crime not fit to be named among Christians.” Lepore then expands on the fact that it is completely unconstitutional to base laws off of a single religion. Especially because it affects an immense amount of people who have the rights to love whoever they want to because there is absolutely "no connection between family, marriage, or procreation, and homosexuality.” Not only is there no constitutional law against same sex marriage but Lepore also mentions how "there is nothing in the United States Constitution concerning birth, contraception, and abortion" yet it has been repeatedly banned throughout American history. Lepore 's discussion of our constitutional rights in her articles allows everyone to see how women 's rights and marriage equality has been unlawfully
The ideas that a woman has a right to decide what she does with her body has always been monumentally controversial. In many cases there are arguments over how the use of contraceptives or abortion is constitutional. …show more content…
It is written in the constitution that everyone person has fundamental rights, based off of this Lepore quotes Justice William Brennan, "it is the right of the individual … to be free from unwarranted matters so fundamentally affecting a person such as bearing a child.” Using this quote Lepore shows how by making contraception and reproduction laws violates basic human rights. Lepore also discusses unconstitutional ban "on contraception… on the grounds of a married couple 's right to privacy." In "To Have and To Hold", the freedom from religion amendment was discussed in the case of Georgia in the case of same sex marriage. Georgia, unconstitutionally banned same sex marriage on the grounds that it "is an abominable crime not fit to be named among Christians.” Lepore then expands on the fact that it is completely unconstitutional to base laws off of a single religion. Especially because it affects an immense amount of people who have the rights to love whoever they want to because there is absolutely "no connection between family, marriage, or procreation, and homosexuality.” Not only is there no constitutional law against same sex marriage but Lepore also mentions how "there is nothing in the United States Constitution concerning birth, contraception, and abortion" yet it has been repeatedly banned throughout American history. Lepore 's discussion of our constitutional rights in her articles allows everyone to see how women 's rights and marriage equality has been unlawfully