From this day forward, I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death. For more than 20 years I have endeavored--indeed, I have struggled--along with a majority of this Court, to develop procedural and substantive rules that would lend… — Harry A. Blackmun Copy Share Image
We need not resolve the difficult question of when life begins. When those trained in the respective disciplines of medicine, philosophy, and theology are unable to arrive at any consensus, the judiciary, at this point in the development of man's… — 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)
