The statement 'Although the US Constitution does not expressly grant the right of privacy, it provides safeguards against government intrusion' is true or false?

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not stated
• D. Cannot determine

Answer: (A)

Privacy isn’t named in the Constitution, but the document creates protections against government intrusion that the Supreme Court has read as safeguarding private aspects of life. The Fourth Amendment blocks unreasonable searches and seizures, which directly limits government access to a person’s information and effects. Beyond that baseline, the Court has used the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to recognize a broader right to personal autonomy in intimate and private matters, and the Ninth Amendment has been invoked to acknowledge rights not expressly listed. In landmark cases such as Griswold, the Court described a general right to privacy as flowing from these guarantees, a concept refined and applied to various personal decisions and information over time. This framework means the statement is true: there are constitutional safeguards against government intrusion even though a standalone “right to privacy” isn’t spelled out in the text. In health information practice, this lineage supports protections for patient confidentiality and limits on governmental access to medical records, complementing statutory rules like HIPAA.