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Name: Date: Period: Civil Rights WebQuest: Women’s Rights Directions: While most think of race-based issues when they hear the term civil rights, many other groups have had to fight for equal protection under the laws, including women. Complete the WebQuest below to learn how women gradually secured equal rights in the nation. Voting Rights Access the following link: http://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/19th-amendment 1. One of the biggest fights for women was the right to vote. Which amendment gave women the right to vote? _19 th amendment_ What year was it passed? 1920__ 2. The fight for women’s rights reached the national stage in 1848 with which convention? _____Seneca Falls Convention___ 3. Who were some of the famous female activists for women’s rights? Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mont The 1960s and 1970s brought a second wave of feminism, where women fought for a number of rights. One important category was reproductive rights, wrapped up in a right to privacy. Access the following link: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/rights/landmark_griswold.html Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) 4. Summarize the Connecticut law that was in question in this case. The law criminalized the encouragement or use of birth control. 5. Explain the decision the justices made in regards to Griswold v. Connecticut. They voted in favor of Griswold and ruled the law violated the “right to marital privacy” 6. The justices saw the “spirit” of a right to privacy in which amendments? The first amendment, the third amendment, the fifth amendment the nineth amendment, and the Fourteenth amendment 7. Do you agree with the judge’s interpretation of the Constitution/Bill of Rights? Do you see a fundamental right to privacy? Explain. In this case I do see the judges reasoning as just and right. Under the first amendment and fourth amendment it protects the individual’s privacy and free speech but also from unreasonable searches and seizures

Next, you can either click the Roe v. Wade hyperlink at the bottom of the Griswold v. Connecticut page or access the following link: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/rights/landmark_roe.html Roe v. Wade (1973) 8. Read the second paragraph and summarize the circumstances that landed the Roe v. Wade case before the Supreme Court. Norma L. McCorvey wanted an abortion in Texas but wasn’t allowed since the baby wouldn’t be a danger to her life. Claiming that Texas criminalized the right to abortion violated Roe’s (Norma) constitutional rights. The case made it to the supreme court and was being reviewed from 1971 to 1972 9. Describe the decision made by the court in Roe v. Wade. How did a “right to privacy” factor in? The court ruled that no state had the right to restrict abortion in the first trimester. Justice Harry Blackmun ruled that Texas violates Roe’s right to privacy under the first amendment 10. During what timeframe does Roe v. Wade authorize abortions? _____The first trimester_____ Are states allowed to limit abortions under certain circumstances once this timeframe has passed? _yes_____ 11. Do you agree with the court’s decision in Roe v. Wade? Why or why not? No I do not. The ruling violates the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness which are unalienable. The ruling contradicts itself and its better to have the states decide as opposed to the federal government Access the following link for the next case: Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey | law case | Britannica Pennsylvania-v-Casey Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) 12. In the late 1980s, Pennsylvania passed new abortion statutes that set several new requirements for women seeking an abortion. List those requirements below. Women need to give her informed consent, that a minor seeking an abortion needs parental consent. That a married women must notify the husband of the abortion, and answering questions the clinic provides about the abortion 13. Did the court reaffirm the right to privacy in Planned Parenthood v. Casey? __________ They did but also added that the requirement for abortion that Pennsylvania added were just only having the notification of the spousal requirement removed 14. In this case, the court passed a new “undue burden” standard. Explain what this standard essential means.

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