The flaw in the statute is that in all its applications, it operates on a fundamentally mistaken premise that high solicitation costs are an accurate measure of fraud. — Harry A. Blackmun Copy Share Image
If there is any truth to the old proverb that "one who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client," the Court… — Harry A. Blackmun Copy Share Image
The states are not free, under the guise of protecting maternal health or potential life, to intimidate women into continuing pregnancies. — Harry A. Blackmun Copy Share Image
The mandated description of fetal characteristics at two-week intervals, no matter how objective, is plainly overinclusive. [It is] not medical information that is always… — Harry A. Blackmun Copy Share Image
I hope you will be yourself, human, even a little sentimental, possessed of a sense of humor and a sense of humility. . .… — Harry A. Blackmun Copy Share Image
This Court repeatedly has recognized that the whole subject of the domestic relations of husband and wife belongs to the laws of the States… — Harry A. Blackmun Copy Share Image
By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license, such a statute creates a threat of censorship that… — Harry A. Blackmun Copy Share Image
From this day forward, I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death, — Harry A. Blackmun Copy Share Image
In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in order to treat some… — Harry A. Blackmun Copy Share Image
Of one thing, however, I am certain. Just as an execution without adequate safeguards is unacceptable, so too is an execution when the condemned… — Harry A. Blackmun Copy Share Image
![“The mandated description of fetal characteristics at two-week intervals, no matter how objective, is plainly overinclusive. [It is] not medical information that is always relevant to the woman's decision, and it may serve to confuse and punish her and to heighten her anxiety.” quote by Harry A. Blackmun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8ae/harry-a-blackmun-19399_anxiety_the-mandated-description-of-fetal-charac_316886.jpg)
