Does the constitution protect a state's right to forbid the use of contraceptives by married people? And to hold married people criminally liable if they do?
Yes.
>>>>>Does the constitution protect a state's right to forbid the use of contraceptives by married people? And to hold married people criminally liable if they do?
Which consitution, federal or state (and if the latter, which state). There is no right to contraception in the federal constitution, nor should there be. It should be a state matter, regardless of whether you want it legal or not.
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