AP Government and Politics Quiz: Amendments Right To Privacy

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Question 1

1. Buck v. Bell, upholding compulsory sterilization under deferential review, often cited as contrary to modern bodily autonomy and privacy jurisprudence. (correct answer)
2. Obergefell, striking sterilization laws as a marriage licensing restriction, holding states must recognize sterilization as part of marital equality.
3. Katz, invalidating sterilization because it constitutes an unreasonable search of the person, requiring a warrant before any medical procedure.
4. Dobbs, overruling Buck v. Bell and recognizing sterilization as a fundamental right explicitly protected by the Fourteenth Amendment’s text.
5. New York Times v. Sullivan, applying actual malice to sterilization orders because they are defamatory statements by state officials.

Explanation: This question addresses bodily autonomy and compulsory sterilization. Buck v. Bell (1927) infamously upheld state-compelled sterilization laws under minimal scrutiny, with Justice Holmes declaring "three generations of imbeciles are enough." While never explicitly overruled, Buck is widely criticized as contrary to modern privacy and bodily autonomy principles established in cases like Griswold and Roe. Option A correctly identifies this troubling precedent. Options B through E incorrectly suggest various modern cases directly addressed sterilization laws.

Question 2

1. Roe v. Wade remains controlling, requiring strict scrutiny and a trimester framework for all abortion regulations regardless of later Supreme Court decisions.
2. Planned Parenthood v. Casey remains controlling, applying the undue burden standard and reaffirming a constitutional right to pre-viability abortion.
3. Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, holding no federal constitutional abortion right under substantive due process and returning regulation largely to states. (correct answer)
4. Griswold v. Connecticut, holding abortion is protected by Third Amendment quartering protections and therefore invalidating all abortion regulations categorically.
5. Obergefell v. Hodges, requiring states to license abortions as part of the fundamental right to marry under Equal Protection and Due Process.

Explanation: This question addresses current abortion jurisprudence post-2022. Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022) overruled Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, holding there is no federal constitutional right to abortion under substantive due process. The Court returned abortion regulation largely to state legislatures. Option C correctly identifies this controlling precedent. Options A and B reference the now-overruled cases. Options D and E incorrectly apply unrelated constitutional theories to abortion.

Question 3

1. Obergefell, applying a narrow history test to deny marriage equality, and using rational basis review to uphold state bans on assisted suicide.
2. Washington v. Glucksberg, declining to recognize physician-assisted suicide as a fundamental right and emphasizing deeply rooted traditions in substantive due process analysis. (correct answer)
3. Griswold, holding assisted suicide is protected by penumbral privacy because medical decisions are always immune from state regulation.
4. Katz, treating assisted suicide as a Fourth Amendment search issue because medical records create a reasonable expectation of privacy.
5. Dobbs, holding assisted suicide is protected as an unenumerated right and requiring strict scrutiny for any end-of-life regulation.

Explanation: This question addresses limits on substantive due process rights. Washington v. Glucksberg (1997) rejected a constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide, emphasizing that fundamental rights must be deeply rooted in history and tradition. The Court applied rational basis review rather than strict scrutiny to the state ban. Option B correctly identifies this case. Option A mischaracterizes Obergefell. Options C, D, and E incorrectly suggest various cases protect assisted suicide as a fundamental right.

Question 4

1. The Fourth Amendment’s search-and-seizure doctrine, including expectations of privacy and third-party doctrine limits, frames whether warrantless compelled disclosure is reasonable. (correct answer)
2. The Tenth Amendment prohibits any federal regulation of internet providers, so disclosure mandates are invalid regardless of privacy expectations.
3. The Ninth Amendment’s explicit privacy text categorically forbids collection of digital records, making warrants unnecessary because collection is always illegal.
4. The Guarantee Clause requires states to approve federal surveillance laws, so browsing-history disclosure is unconstitutional absent state legislative consent.
5. The Eighth Amendment’s Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause prevents disclosure of browsing histories because it may lead to harsh sentencing outcomes.

Explanation: This question evaluates privacy frameworks for digital data under the Fourth Amendment. The scenario implicates search-and-seizure doctrines, including reasonable expectations of privacy and the third-party doctrine, which may limit protections for data shared with providers but has exceptions like in Carpenter v. United States for cell location data. The correct answer, choice A, frames the issue correctly, requiring assessment of whether warrantless disclosure is reasonable. Choice C distracts by claiming the Ninth Amendment explicitly forbids such collections, but privacy is inferred, not textual, and warrants are often required. Note that Dobbs overturned Roe but did not affect informational privacy cases. This highlights tensions between technology, privacy, and government access.

Question 5

1. Katz v. United States, interpreting the Fourth Amendment to protect people’s reasonable expectations of privacy, not merely physical places or trespass. (correct answer)
2. Griswold v. Connecticut, using Bill of Rights penumbras to protect marital privacy, and applying it directly to police surveillance in public areas.
3. Dobbs, holding the Fourth Amendment creates an unenumerated privacy right to all communications and invalidating wiretap statutes nationwide.
4. Miranda v. Arizona, requiring warnings before a wiretap may occur, treating surveillance as custodial interrogation under the Fifth Amendment.
5. Marbury v. Madison, establishing judicial review over wiretap warrants as a separation-of-powers issue without any Fourth Amendment privacy doctrine.

Explanation: This question tests Fourth Amendment privacy doctrine. Katz v. United States (1967) revolutionized Fourth Amendment analysis by holding it protects people's reasonable expectations of privacy, not just against physical trespass. The wiretapping of a public phone booth violated Katz's reasonable expectation of privacy in his conversation. Option A correctly identifies this case. Option B (Griswold) deals with contraception privacy, not Fourth Amendment searches. Options C, D, and E misapply various constitutional doctrines to this search and seizure issue.

Question 6

1. Dobbs v. Jackson held the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion and returned regulation to states; substantive due process does not protect abortion as privacy. (correct answer)
2. Casey reaffirmed Roe’s core holding after Dobbs; therefore courts must apply the undue-burden test and invalidate any ban lacking broad health exceptions.
3. Griswold’s penumbras include abortion as an identical marital-privacy matter; thus Dobbs is irrelevant and the ban is unconstitutional under the Third Amendment.
4. Katz’s reasonable-expectation test creates a privacy right to abortion decisions; because the decision is private, the state cannot regulate it at all.
5. The Equal Rights Amendment compels heightened scrutiny for abortion restrictions; because it is part of the Constitution, the ban is invalid nationwide.

Explanation: This question tests understanding of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022) and its impact on abortion rights. The correct answer is A, which accurately states Dobbs's holding. In Dobbs, the Supreme Court overruled both Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, holding that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion and that abortion regulation should be returned to the states and their elected representatives. The Court rejected the substantive due process basis for abortion rights, finding no deeply rooted tradition supporting such a right. Option B incorrectly claims Casey survived Dobbs. Option C misapplies Griswold and wrongly invokes the Third Amendment. Option D misapplies Katz's Fourth Amendment framework to abortion. Option E incorrectly references the Equal Rights Amendment, which has not been ratified.

Question 7

1. Riley v. California requires a warrant to search digital contents of cell phones incident to arrest, reflecting heightened Fourth Amendment privacy in modern data storage. (correct answer)
2. Griswold v. Connecticut’s penumbral privacy right bars all government access to communications; thus any phone search is per se unconstitutional regardless of warrants.
3. Dobbs v. Jackson governs digital searches because it rejected unenumerated privacy; therefore officers may search phones incident to arrest without Fourth Amendment limits.
4. Mapp v. Ohio authorizes warrantless phone searches but excludes evidence only in federal court; states may admit the data under their own evidentiary rules.
5. New York Times v. Sullivan protects phone data as speech; searches are evaluated exclusively under First Amendment actual-malice standards, not the Fourth Amendment.

Explanation: This question tests knowledge of Fourth Amendment privacy protections for digital devices. The correct answer is A, citing Riley v. California (2014). In Riley, the Supreme Court unanimously held that police generally need a warrant to search digital information on cell phones seized from individuals who have been arrested. The Court recognized that modern cell phones contain vast amounts of personal information and deserve special Fourth Amendment protection, distinguishing them from physical items that might be searched incident to arrest. Option B misapplies Griswold's penumbral privacy theory to Fourth Amendment searches. Option C incorrectly suggests Dobbs eliminated Fourth Amendment protections. Option D mischaracterizes Mapp v. Ohio, which actually extended the exclusionary rule to state courts. Option E wrongly applies First Amendment principles to what is clearly a Fourth Amendment search issue.

Question 8

1. Roe v. Wade: substantive due process recognized a privacy-based abortion right with trimester/viability limits, restricting pre-viability bans under strict review. (correct answer)
2. Dobbs v. Jackson created the viability framework and required states to allow pre-viability bans only with federal approval.
3. Griswold v. Connecticut directly established abortion rights as a First Amendment free-exercise protection for physicians and patients.
4. Katz v. United States treated abortion as a search-and-seizure issue, making any abortion regulation unconstitutional without a warrant.
5. Brown v. Board of Education provided the abortion standard by applying separate-but-equal analysis to reproductive health services.

Explanation: This question addresses the historical abortion rights framework before Dobbs. The pre-viability abortion ban scenario implicates Roe v. Wade (1973), which established a constitutional right to abortion based on privacy rights derived from substantive due process. Roe created the trimester framework (later modified to focus on viability in Casey) that prohibited states from banning pre-viability abortions, subjecting such restrictions to strict scrutiny. Option A correctly identifies Roe and its privacy-based substantive due process foundation. Option B incorrectly attributes the viability framework to Dobbs, which actually overruled it. Options C, D, and E falsely connect abortion rights to the First Amendment, Fourth Amendment searches, and school desegregation respectively. Understanding Roe's framework is essential for comprehending what Dobbs changed in constitutional doctrine.

Question 9

1. Stanley v. Georgia, protecting private possession of obscene materials in the home under First Amendment and privacy principles, while allowing regulation of distribution. (correct answer)
2. Miller v. California, holding all obscene material is fully protected speech, thereby forbidding any state regulation of pornography in public commerce.
3. Dobbs, recognizing an explicit constitutional right to adult pornography possession derived from the Ninth Amendment alone, without First Amendment analysis.
4. Roe, applying a viability framework to obscene materials and requiring states to permit possession after “viability” of the publication.
5. Gibbons v. Ogden, invalidating obscenity regulation solely as an interstate commerce burden, without any home-privacy or speech considerations.

Explanation: This question tests understanding of privacy in the home versus public distribution. Stanley v. Georgia (1969) held that private possession of obscene materials in one's home is protected by the First Amendment and privacy principles, though states can still regulate public distribution and sale. The Court distinguished between private possession and public commerce. Option A correctly identifies this case. Option B mischaracterizes Miller. Options C, D, and E incorrectly apply various unrelated constitutional theories to this issue.

Question 10

1. Obergefell v. Hodges, holding the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses require states to license and recognize same-sex marriages. (correct answer)
2. Baker v. Nelson, definitively holding same-sex marriage claims are nonjusticiable political questions, barring federal court review of marriage licensing.
3. Dobbs, creating an explicit constitutional right to same-sex marriage and contraception by rejecting history-and-tradition analysis for substantive due process claims.
4. Roe v. Wade, applying viability and trimester analysis to marriage licensing and requiring states to permit marriage after fetal viability.
5. District of Columbia v. Heller, recognizing marriage as an individual right to bear arms in the home, thereby invalidating marriage restrictions.

Explanation: This question tests knowledge of same-sex marriage rights. Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) held that the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses require states to license and recognize same-sex marriages. The Court found marriage is a fundamental right that extends to same-sex couples. Option A correctly identifies this case. Option B references an outdated precedent. Options C, D, and E incorrectly apply unrelated constitutional frameworks to marriage equality.

Question 11

1. Loving v. Virginia invalidates bans on interracial marriage under Equal Protection and Due Process, recognizing marriage as a fundamental liberty interest. (correct answer)
2. Planned Parenthood v. Casey establishes an undue burden test for marriage regulations, allowing bans if they serve a compelling state interest.
3. Dobbs overrules Loving by rejecting substantive due process generally, restoring complete state authority over marriage classifications.
4. Brown v. Board of Education directly addresses marriage licensing and holds any marriage regulation violates equal protection if it is unpopular.
5. Korematsu v. United States approves strict scrutiny for racial classifications and therefore upholds interracial marriage bans during emergencies.

Explanation: This question tests the fundamental right to marry under equal protection and due process clauses. Loving v. Virginia struck down bans on interracial marriage, recognizing marriage as a basic civil right and invalidating racial classifications under the Fourteenth Amendment. The correct answer, choice A, highlights this dual protection, treating marriage as a liberty interest free from arbitrary restrictions. Choice C distracts by misapplying Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe but explicitly preserved precedents like Loving on marriage rights. A strategy is to note that privacy is inferred from penumbras, and Dobbs limited substantive due process in abortion but not in established areas like marriage. This case illustrates the intersection of privacy, equality, and personal autonomy.

Question 12

1. Washington v. Glucksberg, limiting fundamental rights to those deeply rooted, and therefore upholding bans on interracial marriage as traditional regulation.
2. Loving v. Virginia, striking bans on interracial marriage under Equal Protection and Due Process, recognizing marriage as a fundamental liberty. (correct answer)
3. Lawrence v. Texas, addressing criminal sodomy laws and therefore directly controlling interracial marriage licensing under the Commerce Clause.
4. Griswold v. Connecticut, holding the Ninth Amendment alone explicitly guarantees marriage rights, without reliance on Equal Protection analysis.
5. Korematsu v. United States, applying strict scrutiny to marriage bans as wartime necessity, thereby permitting racial classifications in domestic relations.

Explanation: This question addresses marriage as a fundamental right under equal protection and due process. Loving v. Virginia (1967) struck down state bans on interracial marriage, holding that marriage is a fundamental liberty protected by both the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses. The Court applied strict scrutiny to racial classifications in marriage laws. Option B correctly identifies this landmark case. Option A mischaracterizes Glucksberg. Options C, D, and E incorrectly apply unrelated cases to this marriage equality issue.

Question 13

1. Eisenstadt v. Baird, extending contraception access beyond marriage through a Fourteenth Amendment liberty/equality rationale emphasizing individual decision‑making, not merely marital status. (correct answer)
2. Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, recognizing a broad substantive due process right to contraception and reaffirming heightened scrutiny for all intimate choices.
3. Plessy v. Ferguson, applying “separate but equal” to contraception distribution and treating reproductive choices as economic regulation under rational basis review.
4. Katz v. United States, holding contraception possession is protected because it creates a reasonable expectation of privacy in public phone booths.
5. Gideon v. Wainwright, requiring appointed counsel before any restriction on contraception, framing privacy as a Sixth Amendment trial right.

Explanation: This question addresses extending privacy rights beyond marriage. Eisenstadt v. Baird (1972) extended Griswold's contraception protection to unmarried individuals using equal protection and substantive due process reasoning under the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court held that if the right to privacy means anything, it includes the right of individuals, married or single, to make reproductive choices. Option A correctly identifies this case. Option B is wrong—Dobbs restricted, not expanded, privacy rights. Options C, D, and E reference unrelated cases dealing with segregation, Fourth Amendment searches, and criminal procedure respectively.

Question 14

1. A purely textual privacy right explicitly stated in the Fourth Amendment, applied directly to marital contraception without any due process analysis or penumbral reasoning.
2. Penumbral privacy derived from several Bill of Rights guarantees, as in Griswold v. Connecticut, protecting marital intimacy from state intrusion. (correct answer)
3. Privileges or Immunities Clause incorporation, as in Slaughter-House, creating a broad national privacy right against state family-law regulation.
4. Procedural due process only, requiring notice and hearings before restricting contraception, without recognizing any substantive liberty interest in intimate decisions.
5. Equal Protection strict scrutiny for sex discrimination, as in Craig v. Boren, rather than a privacy rationale grounded in marital autonomy.

Explanation: This question tests understanding of the right to privacy in contraception cases. The Court in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) famously derived a right to privacy from "penumbras" emanating from various Bill of Rights guarantees (First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Ninth Amendments). Justice Douglas argued these amendments create zones of privacy that protect marital intimacy from state intrusion. Option B correctly identifies this penumbral reasoning. Option A is wrong because the Fourth Amendment doesn't explicitly mention privacy or contraception. Options C, D, and E reference different constitutional theories not used in Griswold.

Question 15

1. The Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, as revived in Saenz v. Roe, directly protects contraception as a fundamental right.
2. A First Amendment right of association alone, without due process analysis, compels strict scrutiny and invalidates all contraception regulations nationwide.
3. Penumbral privacy derived from several Bill of Rights guarantees, recognized in Griswold v. Connecticut, limits state intrusion into marital contraception decisions. (correct answer)
4. An explicit constitutional text right to privacy in the Ninth Amendment, as held in Roe v. Wade, independently controls contraception cases.
5. Commerce Clause preemption, as applied in Gonzales v. Raich, prevents states from regulating contraceptives because they are articles of interstate commerce.

Explanation: This question tests the skill of understanding the constitutional right to privacy, which is not explicitly stated in the Constitution but inferred from penumbras of various amendments. In Griswold v. Connecticut, the Supreme Court struck down a state ban on contraceptives for married couples, recognizing a zone of marital privacy emanating from the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Ninth Amendments. The correct answer, choice C, accurately describes this penumbral approach, emphasizing how these guarantees create a protected sphere limiting state intrusion into intimate decisions. Choice D is a common distractor because it misattributes an explicit privacy right to the Ninth Amendment as held in Roe v. Wade, but Roe built on Griswold's implied rights rather than finding explicit text. A key strategy is remembering that privacy rights are derived, not textual, and cases like Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization later limited some applications by overturning Roe while preserving others like Griswold. This distinction highlights how the Court balances implied liberties against state interests.

Question 16

1. Roe v. Wade remains binding precedent, so the ban is unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment’s substantive due process right to abortion.
2. Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization holds the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, returning regulation largely to states. (correct answer)
3. Griswold’s penumbras require strict scrutiny for all pregnancy-related laws, so any abortion restriction is invalid as a per se privacy violation.
4. The Equal Protection Clause automatically protects abortion as sex discrimination, so all abortion bans are unconstitutional without further analysis.
5. The Third Amendment’s privacy protections control reproductive autonomy, so abortion bans are unconstitutional because they resemble quartering soldiers.

Explanation: This question addresses the current status of constitutional abortion rights following recent Supreme Court decisions. Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overruled Roe v. Wade, holding that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion and returning regulation to the states. The correct answer, choice B, accurately reflects this shift, emphasizing the lack of deeply rooted historical tradition for abortion rights. Choice A is a distractor, as Roe is no longer binding after Dobbs explicitly overturned it. A key strategy is recognizing privacy as inferred from penumbras, with Dobbs limiting substantive due process by requiring historical analysis. This ruling marks a significant contraction of implied privacy in reproductive matters.

Question 17

1. Griswold v. Connecticut creates an absolute marital veto over reproductive decisions, so spousal consent requirements are constitutionally mandatory for abortion.
2. Planned Parenthood v. Casey applies substantive due process and the undue burden standard, invalidating spousal notification/consent as an undue burden. (correct answer)
3. Dobbs affirms Roe’s trimester framework, so spousal consent is permitted only in the third trimester when fetal viability is established.
4. Roe v. Wade holds the Ninth Amendment expressly protects abortion, so any regulation is invalid regardless of burdens or trimester analysis.
5. Washington v. Glucksberg recognizes abortion as deeply rooted, so strict scrutiny invalidates any procedural requirements, including informed consent rules.

Explanation: This question explores reproductive privacy rights and regulatory burdens on abortion access. Planned Parenthood v. Casey reaffirmed Roe's core holding but introduced the undue burden standard, striking down spousal consent requirements as impermissibly burdening a woman's choice. The correct answer, choice B, applies this substantive due process framework under the Fourteenth Amendment, balancing state interests against individual liberty. Choice A distracts by misinterpreting Griswold v. Connecticut, which protected marital contraception but did not mandate spousal vetoes for abortions. Remember, privacy is derived from penumbras, not explicit, and although Dobbs later overturned Roe and Casey, this question predates that shift. Casey's test refined privacy protections in reproductive contexts.

Question 18

1. Roe v. Wade upheld spousal notification as a permissible health regulation during the first trimester because it promotes family unity and informed consent.
2. Planned Parenthood v. Casey struck down spousal notification as an undue burden on the abortion decision under substantive due process, even while upholding some regulations. (correct answer)
3. Dobbs v. Jackson required spousal notification as a condition of state police power; therefore such laws are constitutionally mandated to protect potential life.
4. Eisenstadt v. Baird upheld spousal notification because it applies equally to married and unmarried persons; equal protection is satisfied by uniform procedure.
5. Riley v. California invalidated spousal notification as a digital privacy intrusion; the requirement is unconstitutional because it compels disclosure of phone data.

Explanation: This question addresses spousal notification requirements for abortion. The correct answer is B, referencing Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992). In Casey, while the Court upheld several abortion regulations, it struck down Pennsylvania's spousal notification requirement as an undue burden on a woman's right to choose. The Court found that such requirements could enable spousal abuse and veto power over a woman's constitutionally protected decision, thus substantially obstructing access to abortion. Option A incorrectly claims Roe upheld spousal notification. Option C falsely states Dobbs mandated such requirements. Option D mischaracterizes Eisenstadt, which dealt with contraception access, not abortion notification. Option E irrelevantly invokes Riley's digital privacy framework.

Question 19

1. Obergefell v. Hodges: due process and equal protection protect the fundamental right to marry, requiring states to license and recognize same-sex marriages. (correct answer)
2. Dobbs v. Jackson automatically overruled Obergefell, so states may ban same-sex marriage without any federal constitutional scrutiny.
3. Plessy v. Ferguson: separate-but-equal allows separate marriage regimes by sexual orientation, so bans are valid if alternatives exist.
4. Katz v. United States: reasonable-expectation privacy doctrine requires marriage licenses to be issued anonymously, not equally.
5. Griswold v. Connecticut: penumbras create only a right to contraception, not marriage, so the state’s ban is constitutionally unreviewable.

Explanation: This question examines the fundamental right to marry and its extension to same-sex couples. The scenario presents a state ban on same-sex marriage, directly implicating Obergefell v. Hodges (2015). Obergefell held that the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses guarantee same-sex couples the fundamental right to marry. The Court emphasized that marriage is a fundamental right inherent in the liberty of the person, and couples of the same sex may not be deprived of that right. Option A correctly identifies this precedent and its dual constitutional basis. Option B incorrectly claims Dobbs automatically overruled Obergefell, though Dobbs explicitly distinguished abortion from other privacy rights. Options C, D, and E invoke irrelevant precedents about racial segregation, search privacy, and contraception that don't address marriage equality.

Question 20

1. Cruzan v. Director recognizes a broad right to assisted suicide, requiring states to provide lethal medication upon request under substantive due process.
2. Washington v. Glucksberg rejects a substantive due process right to assisted suicide, emphasizing careful description and historical tradition under the Fourteenth Amendment. (correct answer)
3. Lawrence v. Texas compels states to allow assisted suicide because all private adult choices are fundamental rights immune from criminal regulation.
4. Dobbs creates a new constitutional right to assisted suicide by limiting state police powers in medical contexts and expanding privacy protections.
5. Griswold v. Connecticut establishes an explicit right to die in the Ninth Amendment, so any prohibition on assisted suicide is unconstitutional.

Explanation: This question assesses substantive due process claims for end-of-life decisions. Washington v. Glucksberg rejected a constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide, requiring a careful description of the asserted liberty and finding no deeply rooted historical tradition under the Fourteenth Amendment. The correct answer, choice B, applies this framework, allowing states to prohibit the practice. Choice A distracts by referencing Cruzan v. Director, which recognized a right to refuse treatment but not to assisted suicide. Privacy is inferred from penumbras, and while Dobbs echoed Glucksberg's historical approach in overturning Roe, it did not expand rights here. This case underscores the Court's caution in recognizing new fundamental liberties.