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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If inside my body is less private than inside my house (where government can not search without a warrant), I don't know what is privacy anymore and where government intrusion can stop.[/quote]
That makes sense at first pass, but Roe v. Wade was decided under the 14th Amendment, not the 4th.[/quote]

How does the 14th Amendment apply to abortion?

The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. The amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws, and was proposed in response to issues related to former slaves following the American Civil War.[/quote]
If you want to read up for a layman's description on landmark 20th Century SCOTUS cases, I highly recommend Archie Cox's (JFK's SG) book: "The Court and the Constitution".  He does a particularly good job explaining the evolution of 14th Amendment jurisprudence.  It was published in 1987, though.  I'm not aware of anything that covers more recent cases in the same way...though I'd welcome suggestions.[/quote]

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