The Ninth Amendment is a part of the Bill of Rights that was added to the Constitution of the United States on December 15, 1791. It states that the enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution shall not be construed to deny or disparage other rights retained by the people. The Ninth Amendment was James Madisons attempt to ensure that the Bill of Rights was not seen as granting to the people of the United States only the specific rights it addressed. The amendment was added as a compromise between those who wanted a more general declaration of fundamental rights and those who wanted a more specific list of protections. The rights protected by the Ninth Amendment are not specified, and they are referred to as "unenumerated". The Supreme Court has found that unenumerated rights include such important rights as the right to travel, the right to vote, and the right to keep personal matters private and to make important decisions about ones health care or body.