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Sexual Rights in America – The Ninth Amendment and the Pursuit of Happiness

Autor Paul R. Abramson, Steven D. Pinkerton, Mark Huppin
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 iul 2003
The Constitution of the United States guarantees all Americans certain rights, such as the freedoms of speech and religious expression. But what guarantees our sexual freedoms? Sexual Rights in America presents a bold and intriguing look at the constitutional basis of sexual rights in America. Resurrecting the "forgotten" Ninth Amendment, which guarantees those fundamental rights not protected elsewhere in the Constitution, Abramson and colleagues argue that the freedom to choose how, when, and with whom we express ourselves sexually is integral to our happiness. Their careful review of the historical record reveals the importance of the "pursuit of happiness" in the socio-moral philosophy underpinning the Constitution. Sexual freedoms, they assert, are cut from the same cloth as the other freedoms protected by the Bill of Rights, and therefore, should be covered by the Ninth Amendment. Using concrete examples such as prostitution and phone sex, Sexual Rights in America illustrates the scope and limitations of Ninth Amendment sexual rights.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780814706923
ISBN-10: 0814706924
Pagini: 228
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Ediția:Text mare
Editura: MI – New York University

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"Sexual Rights in America develops an argument that us useful, timely, well conceived, and will provide a handy primer for courses designed to introduce students to the basics of constitutional privacy."—Journal of NSRC "A fascinating...argument for the inclusion of sexual freedoms among the enumerated rights in the Ninth Amendment"
—Conscience "As the subtitle suggest, the authors want to combine the least specific article of the Bill of Rights with the equally vague, if well-known, phrase from the Declaration of Independence, to make a case for the right of consenting American adults to have sex how, when, and with whom they like....Recommended."
—Choice "I don’t normally give ‘stars’ to a history book, but this one deserves a full five - both for its important contribution to the field of Jewish history, and also for Abram’s enthralling narrative style that makes this book both a captivating and edifying text to read!”
—Large Print Reviews
"Sexual Rights in America develops an argument that us useful, timely, well conceived, and will provide a handy primer for courses designed to introduce students to the basics of constitutional privacy."--Journal of NSRC "A fascinating...argument for the inclusion of sexual freedoms among the enumerated rights in the Ninth Amendment" --Conscience "As the subtitle suggest, the authors want to combine the least specific article of the Bill of Rights with the equally vague, if well-known, phrase from the Declaration of Independence, to make a case for the right of consenting American adults to have sex how, when, and with whom they like...Recommended." --Choice "I don't normally give 'stars' to a history book, but this one deserves a full five - both for its important contribution to the field of Jewish history, and also for Abram's enthralling narrative style that makes this book both a captivating and edifying text to read!" --Large Print Reviews