Brief For Bioethicists For Privacy as Amicus Curiae Supporting Appellees

1989 ◽  
Vol 15 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 169-177
Author(s):  
George J. Annas ◽  
Leonard H. Glantz ◽  
Wendy K. Mariner
Keyword(s):  
Medical Ethics ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Fundamental Principle ◽  
Patient Relationship ◽  
Amicus Curiae ◽  
Medical Decisions ◽  
Constitutional Protection ◽  
Right Of Privacy ◽  
The Right Of Privacy ◽  
The Right

Amicus is an ad hoc group of 57 philosophers, theologians, attorneys and physicians … who teach medical ethics to medical students and physicians. The members believe that permitting competent adults to make important, personal medical decisions in consultation with their physician is a fundamental principle of medical ethics, and that the doctor-patient relationship deserves the constitutional protection the Court has afforded it under the right of privacy.

scholarly journals THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND THE QUEST FOR PRIVACY PROTECTION IN BANGLADESH: A COMPARATIVE LEGAL ANALYSIS

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 567-596
Author(s):  
Mohsin Dhali ◽  
Sonny Zulhuda ◽  
Suzi Fadhilah Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Legal Analysis ◽  
Right To Privacy ◽  
Right To Life ◽  
Constitutional Protection ◽  
The Right To Privacy ◽  
Right Of Privacy ◽  
Explicit Recognition ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Right Of Privacy ◽  
The Right

The present unbridled advancement in the field of information and communication technology has resulted in individuals being thrust at a crossroad, where refusing to sacrifice one’s privacy would mean the denial of technological benefits. Concern for privacy begins once a child is born into this world where the right to privacy could now be argued needs to be considered as one of the basic human rights similar to other inalienable rights such as the right to life and liberties. Bangladesh is one of the countries that has not given explicit recognition to the right of privacy. This is evident from the absence of explicit indications of the right to privacy in the Constitution of Bangladesh and judicial interventions make the constitutional protection of privacy questionable. The purpose of the present study is to find out whether the right to privacy is in fact recognized and protected by the Constitution of Bangladesh by examining specific provisions in the Constitution of Bangladesh to locate provisions that could be relied on to show that a sliver of recognition could be given to the right of privacy in Bangladesh. This position is then compared to other jurisdictions, especially the common law jurisdictions. The study finds that although Article 43 of the Constitution guarantees limited protection that encompasses the right to privacy of home and correspondence but if read together with the right to life and liberty in Article 32, it could be argued that these are viable provisions in recognizing the right to privacy under the Constitution of Bangladesh.

Roe v. Wade and the History of Abortion Regulation

1989 ◽  
Vol 15 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 227-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Benjamin Linton
Keyword(s):  
Supreme Court ◽  
Personal Privacy ◽  
Personal Liberty ◽  
Personal Rights ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
Right Of Privacy ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Right Of Privacy ◽  
The Right ◽  
Roe V Wade

In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court held that “[the] right of privacy … founded in the Fourteenth Amendment's concept of personal liberty … is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy.” The Court acknowledged that “[t]he Constitution does not explicitly mention any right of privacy.” Nevertheless, the Court held that a “right of personal privacy, or a guarantee of certain areas or zones of privacy, does exist under the Constitution.” However, “only personal rights that can be deemed ‘fundamental’ or ‘implicit in the concept of ordered liberty,’ … are included in this guarantee of personal privacy.”

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