The detriment that the State would impose upon the pregnant woman by denying this choice altogether is apparent. Specific . . . harm medically diagnosable . . . may be involved. Maternity, or additional offspring, may force upon the woman a distressful life and future. . . There is the problem of bringing a child into a family already unable, psychologically and otherwise, to care for it. . . . All these are factors the woman and her responsible physician necessarily will consider in consultation. We, therefore, conclude that the right of personal privacy includes the abortion decision, but that this right is not unqualified, and must be considered against important state interests in regulation. –Opinion of the Court, Roe v. Wade, Justice Harry Blackmun, 1973 According to this concurring opinion, a woman’s right to privacy with respect to abortion is denied for being detrimental to the state. absolute under all circumstances. illegal and unconstitutional. protected, but not unqualified.
