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Associate Justice [[William O. Douglas]] noted in his concurrence that legalizing abortion is part of "protecting privacy"  and that sometimes these decisions need to be made by the mother, as he listed pregnancy discomforts, supposed higher mortality rates, mental and physical health burdens, and even lifelong stigma as possible reasons for allowing abortion. Rather than give much rational nor logical explanation, Douglas exaggerated the notion of constitutional rights and offered examples of possible incidents to support his biased opinion.<ref>[http://landmarkcases.c-span.org/pdf/Roe_Douglas_Concurrence.pdf]</ref>
 
Associate Justice [[William O. Douglas]] noted in his concurrence that legalizing abortion is part of "protecting privacy"  and that sometimes these decisions need to be made by the mother, as he listed pregnancy discomforts, supposed higher mortality rates, mental and physical health burdens, and even lifelong stigma as possible reasons for allowing abortion. Rather than give much rational nor logical explanation, Douglas exaggerated the notion of constitutional rights and offered examples of possible incidents to support his biased opinion.<ref>[http://landmarkcases.c-span.org/pdf/Roe_Douglas_Concurrence.pdf]</ref>
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Associate Justice [[Thurgood Marshall]] also concurred with the Court's majority opinion<ref[https://www.lifenews.com/2010/05/19/nat-6347/]</ref>, though any possible documents of his statements regarding his opinion have yet to be found.
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Associate Justice [[Thurgood Marshall]] also concurred with the Court's majority opinion<ref>[https://www.lifenews.com/2010/05/19/nat-6347/]</ref>, though any possible documents of his statements regarding his opinion have yet to be found.
    
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