Amendment IX: Rights Retained By The People

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Amendment IX
Rights retained by the People
The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
During the early years of 1965, there was a wide debate over what this amendment actually meant. Some believed it to express the protection of privacy that are not enumerated, while others believed that it would protect state governments against the rule of national governments. Although this debate hasn’t yet been determined, the U.S Constitution still protects the rights of Americans to privacy and personal autonomy. The Supreme Court has best understood the Constitution to protect the rights of marriage, procreation, abortion, homosexuality, and medical treatment. Although