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    Spring 2011 - Sex and the Law

     

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    Introduction: Sex and the Law

    by Aram A. Schvey

    The law's relationship with sex is, not surprisingly, a complicated one, with the law serving dual roles as punisher of sexual misdeeds and guarantor of sexual privacy. And yet, even as the Supreme Court has broadened its protection of sexual privacy between consenting adults, many topics at the intersection of law and sexuality remain unsettled—these are the subjects of this issue of Human Rights.

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    Estranged Bedfellows: Sexual Rights and Reproductive Rights in U.S. Constitutional Law

    by Nancy Northup

    The Supreme Court has validated sexual rights only insofar as such rights support a nonsexual goal. On the issue of access to contraception and abortion, the Court rests constitutional protections on the burdens pregnancy presents on women’s health. The author suggests developing a larger vision of an interrelated set of sexual and reproductive rights to break down the Court’s siloed approach to these interrelated human experiences.