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Quotation from Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey by Supreme Court of the United States
“It is difficult to maintain the illusion that we are interpreting a Constitution rather than inventing one, when we amend its provisions so breezily.”
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, Opinion of Justice Scalia, concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Scalia closes the excerpted portion of his opinion by arguing that the joint opinion has revised Roe rather than followed it.
Citation: "It is difficult to maintain the illusion that we are interpreting a Constitution rather than inventing one, when we amend its provisions so breezily." — Supreme Court of the United States, Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, Opinion of Justice Scalia, concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id planned-parenthood-v-casey-q6)
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