Carey v. Population Services International
Case Date: 05/05/1977
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Carey v. Population Services International 431 U.S. 678 (1977) is a United States Supreme Court case. The court held that it was unconstitutional to prohibit the sale of contraceptives to minors, the advertisements or displays of contraceptives, and the sale of contraceptives to adults except through a pharmacist. According to the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, a state cannot intrude on and individual’s decisions on matters of procreation which is protected as privacy rights.
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