September 14, 2007

Emotions and Ethics

To the Editor:

As a citizen benefiting from the rights guaranteed by the Constitution, and a citizen deeply concerned by the erosion of those rights, I was intrigued by Paul R. Abramson's arguments ("A Right to Romance," The Chronicle, August 17). ...

I can easily embrace Mr. Abramson's argument that the Constitution provides a "right to romance" between consenting adults. Legally and historically, states have established or removed barriers to such rights as they see fit. ...