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Quotation from Roe v. Wade by Supreme Court of the United States
“Our task, of course, is to resolve the issue by constitutional measurement, free of emotion and of predilection.”
Roe v. Wade, Opinion of the Court (Justice Blackmun), introduction (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Blackmun, after acknowledging the deep convictions the subject inspires, states the standard by which the Court means to decide.
Citation: "Our task, of course, is to resolve the issue by constitutional measurement, free of emotion and of predilection." — Supreme Court of the United States, Roe v. Wade, Opinion of the Court (Justice Blackmun), introduction (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id roe-v-wade-q1)
Portrait: Justice Blackmun Official, Unknown, Public domain.
