Griswold, et al v Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479; 85 S. Ct. 1678; 14 L. Ed. 2d 510 (1965) is a seminal case in our jurisprudence for its recognition of the "penumbral rights" guaranteed by the rights expressly stated in the Bill of RIghts and the Fourteenth Amendment. It does so by listing a number of freedoms identified and protected by prior Supreme Court decisions, and by referencing the Ninth Amendment, whichstates, "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." The specific right identified in Griswold is the privacy of the marital relationship, which was deemed to be sacred and for "as noble a purpose as any." However, the effect of the ruling was to protect the right of the physician to practice medicine in accordance with his or her inclinations, training and beliefs, and to protect the privacy in the physician/patient relationship.

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With that as a backdrop, and considering that it was 1965, what other businesses, industries, or areas of our economy do you think were impacted by this decision? (In other words, if you were living in 1965 when this decision came out, how would you extrapolate this decision? What changes do you think you would see?)

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Name one industry today that relies on a privacy right that likely could not exist in the same way if this case had been decided in favor of Connecticut.