H.Res. 311 · 109th Congress

Recognizing the importance of the decision of the Supreme Court, Griswold v. Connecticut, which 40 years ago held that married couples have a constitutional right to use contraceptives, thereby recognizing the legal right of women to control their fertility through birth control and providing for vast improvements in maternal and infant health and for significant reductions in the rate of unintended pregnancy, and for other purposes.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2005-06-09
Latest action
2005-07-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Subjects

Congress
Health
Law
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Families
Women's rights
Family planning and birth control
Right of privacy
Women's education
Women
Legislation
Supreme Court decisions
Constitutional law
Maternal health services
Pregnancy
Contraceptives
Maternal and infant welfare