Author: Harry A. Blackmun

Quotes

The right of an individual to conduct intimate relationships in the intimacy of his or her own home seems to me to be the heart of the Constitution's protection of privacy.

The right of an individual to conduct intimate relationships in the intimacy of his or her own home seems to me to be the heart of the Constitution's protection of privacy.

- Harry A. Blackmun

I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death.

I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death.

- Harry A. Blackmun

In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently.

In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently.

- Harry A. Blackmun

What the Court really has refused to recognize is the fundamental interest all individuals have in controlling the nature of their intimate associations.

What the Court really has refused to recognize is the fundamental interest all individuals have in controlling the nature of their intimate associations.

- Harry A. Blackmun

The states are not free, under the guise of protecting maternal health or potential life, to intimidate women into continuing pregnancies.

The states are not free, under the guise of protecting maternal health or potential life, to intimidate women into continuing pregnancies.

- Harry A. Blackmun

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