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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
American Courts and Privacy of the Body
The right of privacy has only been an explicitly
recognized independent constitutional right in the last ten
to fifteen years, but it has become so ingrained in our
society that it is one of the most cherished and espoused
rights today. But, as Alan F. Westin pointed out, "Few
values so fundamental to society as privacy have been left
so undefined in social theory or have been the subject of
such vague and confused writing by social scientists."
In fact, there appears to be no concurrence as to what
privacy means. Richard B. Parker surveyed the situation and
found many different definitions of the right. For some,
privacy is a psychological circumstance, a situation of
"being-apart-from others" similar to alienation. For Van
Den Haag, an important part of privacy is the independence
not to share in the activities of others. For Fried and
Gross, privacy is a type of power, "the control we have over
information about ourselves.," or "the condition under which
there is control over acquaintance with one's personal
1Alan F. Westin, Privacy and Freedom (New York, 1970),
p. 7.1
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Bason, Jim. American Courts and Privacy of the Body, thesis, August 1976; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc504228/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .