united-states
Can the Federal Government outlaw sex?
<p>Other than good sense, what would stop (if anything) the US Congress from passing a law making <em>all</em> sex illegal?</p>
<p>Obviously this is a hypothetical.  But it's only somewhat tongue-in-cheek.  I am curious about the boundaries on the government power in this area.</p>

<p><strong>No</strong>. The constitution protects the right of consenting adults to have sex in private &quot;without the intervention of the government.&quot; <em>Lawrence v. Texas</em>, 539 U.S. 558, 578 (U.S. 2003).</p>
