| − | '''Harry Andrew Blackmun''' (November 12, 1908 – March 4, 1999) was an Associate Justice of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. Serving from June 9, 1970 – August 4, 1994, he is most notorious as the author of the majority opinion in the 1973 ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' decision legalizing [[abortion]] in the United States. Although a [[Republican]] who had been appointed by another [[Republican]] [[president]], he was known as a [[liberal]] [[judge]] starting with the ''Roe'' decision. | + | '''Harry Andrew Blackmun''' (November 12, 1908 – March 4, 1999) was an Associate Justice of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. Serving from June 9, 1970 – August 4, 1994, he is most notorious as the author of the majority opinion in the 1973 ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' decision legalizing [[abortion]] in the United States. Although a [[Republican]] who had been appointed to the court by a [[Richard Nixon|Republican president]], he was known as a [[judicial activism|liberal judge]] starting with the ''Roe'' decision. |