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 knowledge, is not in a position to speculate as to the answer.
Over our history there are always those who want to take this wall of separation and remove a brick here or there or damage it more than that. I thin… - Harry A. Blackmun
Over our history there are always those who want to take this wall of separation and remove a brick here or there or damage it more than that. I thin…
- Harry A. Blackmun
The mixing of government and religion can be a threat to free government, even if no one is forced to participate.... When the government puts its i… - Harry A. Blackmun
The mixing of government and religion can be a threat to free government, even if no one is forced to participate.... When the government puts its i…
Disapproval of homosexuality cannot justify invading the houses, hearts and minds of citizens who choose to live their lives differently. - Harry A. Blackmun
Disapproval of homosexuality cannot justify invading the houses, hearts and minds of citizens who choose to live their lives differently.
We're all eccentrics. We're nine prima donnas. - Harry A. Blackmun
We're all eccentrics. We're nine prima donnas.
Abortion raises moral and spiritual questions over which honorable persons can disagree sincerely and profoundly. But those disagreements did not the… - Harry A. Blackmun
Abortion raises moral and spiritual questions over which honorable persons can disagree sincerely and profoundly. But those disagreements did not the…
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 - al… - Harry A. Blackmun
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 - al…
The states are not free, under the guise of protecting maternal health or potential life, to intimidate women into continuing pregnancies. - Harry A. Blackmun
The states are not free, under the guise of protecting maternal health or potential life, to intimidate women into continuing pregnancies.
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 t… - 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 t…
I hope you will be yourself, human, even a little sentimental, possessed of a sense of humor and a sense of humility. . . . There are arrogant people… - Harry A. Blackmun
I hope you will be yourself, human, even a little sentimental, possessed of a sense of humor and a sense of humility. . . . There are arrogant people…
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