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Peter Welch: “Justice Thomas said that unless it was in the Constitution…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Reproductive Rights Roundtable - Congressman Peter Welch.

Published | Video Starts at 25:22

If we really had privacy, we wouldn't even have to have this conversation. And, you know, doctor, unfortunately, the Dobbs decision opens the door for intrusion into privacy in other areas. And Justice Thomas said that unless it was in the Constitution when it was written, it is not entitled to constitutional protection. contraception, interracial marriage, gay marriage, a lot of the privacy issues that, you know, the hope of the Constitution, the aspiration of the Constitution is all men, and it was men when it was written, are created equal. (25:22–25:47)

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Asserts that Justice Thomas stated rights not explicitly in the original Constitution are not protected.

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