Which Supreme Court case established a right to privacy related to contraception?

• A. Roe v. Wade
• B. Griswold v. Connecticut
• C. Eisenstadt v. Baird
• D. Lawrence v. Texas

Answer: (B)

The main idea being tested is how the Constitution protects privacy in intimate, reproductive decisions. In Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), the Supreme Court struck down a state law that banned the use of contraception by married couples, saying it violated the couple’s right to private decisions in their marriage. The Court didn’t find a explicit right labeled “privacy” in the Constitution; instead it argued that the First, Third, Fourth, and Ninth Amendments collectively create “penumbras” or zones of privacy that shield certain personal decisions from government interference. Because the state could not intrude on the private act of planning a family, the law was invalid.

This decision is the best fit because it directly ties privacy to contraception and to marital life, establishing for the first time a constitutionalPrivacy framework around intimate matters. It also laid the groundwork for later cases that expand privacy protections to broader groups and issues, such as extending contraception rights to unmarried individuals and, ultimately, touching on abortion rights.