Janet E. Smith (1)

Contraception is such an accepted fixture in our culture and medical practice that a serious challenge is indeed rare. This video gives serious considerations to questions regarding the relationship between contraception, divorce, abortion, poverty, and other social ills. She presents compelling evidence that couples who accept children as a gift from God and use natural family planning have happier marriages with dramatically lower divorce rates than the general population.

Janet E. Smith, the well-known philosophy professor and writer, presents a critical look at the meaning of the "right to privacy" that has been so often employed by the Supreme Court in recent times to justify the creation of rights not found in the Constitution by any traditional method of interpreting a legal document. Smith demonstrates how such inventions have led to the legal protection of abortion, assisted suicide, homosexual acts, and more.

The Right to Privacy is an essential primer show more for any serious study of the current issues surrounding what Pope John Paul II called the Culture of Death, both here in the United States as well as internationally. show less

Because it is short, well-written, and full of footnotes, Janet Smith's THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY serves as a perfect starting place for those wanting to explore the philosophical and legal pedigree of the culture of death.

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