Roe v. Wade
Harry A. Blackmun to Warren E. Burger
[Jan. 16, 1973]
Typewritten memorandum, with emendations, p. 1
Typewritten memorandum, with emendations,
p. 4
Manuscript Division
Gift of Harry A. Blackmun, 1997 (235.2a,b)
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In
1973 the United States Supreme Court ruled that a right of privacy
under the Constitution guaranteed a woman's right to have an abortion
under certain circumstances. Associate Justice Harry A. Blackmun,
who wrote the opinion for the Court, circulated among his colleagues
a draft announcement that he would later read from the bench as
the opinion was released. Chief Justice Warren Burger, a boyhood
friend, returned Blackmun's draft with his comments, written in
red pencil.
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