> Regarding abortion, what aspect of the constitution would cover it? The 9th amendment of the United States reads: > The enumeration in the Constitution, of

> Regarding abortion, what aspect of the constitution would cover it? The 9th amendment of the United States reads: > The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. This was added as an Amendment, because many founders were deeply concerned that the introduction of a bill of rights would create the impression that if they enumerated some rights, people would consider that list to be complete. That is, they recognized that there were many rights not explicitly enumerated by the constitution that were still important rights. Nearly everyone agreed that the enumeration of rights was not intended to capture every right. So, relying on "what rights are explicitly mentioned in the constitution" is antithetical to the entire concept of the bill of rights. It's an incorrect place to start reading the constitution.