Sexual Rights in America: The Ninth Amendment and the Pursuit of Happiness [Large Print]

by Steven D. Pinkerton, Paul R. Abramson, Mark Huppin

Book Overview

The Constitution of the United States guarantees all Americans certain rights, such as the freedoms of speech and religious expression. But what guarantees our sexual freedoms?
Sexual Rights in America presents a bold and intriguing look at the constitutional basis of sexual rights in America. Resurrecting the "forgotten" Ninth Amendment, which guarantees those fundamental rights not protected elsewhere in the Constitution, Abramson and colleagues...

• Format: Hardcover
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814706924
• ISBN13: 9780814706923
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 227 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Life Changing!

This is a challenging and phenomenal read that was life affirming for me. I'd wholeheartedly recommend this book and any others published by Mr. Huppin et al. The 9th Amendment is too often overlooked in an overzealous pursuit to implant restrictive cultural norms and ethics. Mr. Huppin et al. use a myriad of examples of abuses to make a compelling case for the extension of this amendment to include too-often ignored sexual rights.