Blackmun wrote the Court's majority opinion and written document that announces the Court's decision and explains its reasoning. At the outset of his opinion, Blackmun noted "the sensitive and emotional nature of the abortion controversy" and the "vigorous opposing views" held by many Americans. He observed that "one's philosophy, one's experiences, one's exposure to the raw edges of human existence, one's religious training, one's attitudes toward life and family and their values, and the moral standards one establishes and seeks to observe, are all likely to influence and to color one's thinking and conclusions about abortion." But having noted these difficulties, Blackmun stressed the need to resolve the issue of abortion based on an interpretation of the
Blackmun wrote the Court's majority opinion and written document that announces the Court's decision and explains its reasoning. At the outset of his opinion, Blackmun noted "the sensitive and emotional nature of the abortion controversy" and the "vigorous opposing views" held by many Americans. He observed that "one's philosophy, one's experiences, one's exposure to the raw edges of human existence, one's religious training, one's attitudes toward life and family and their values, and the moral standards one establishes and seeks to observe, are all likely to influence and to color one's thinking and conclusions about abortion." But having noted these difficulties, Blackmun stressed the need to resolve the issue of abortion based on an interpretation of the