Sandra Day O'Connor

“ I agree with The Chief Justice that respondent's claim of disability should be evaluated on an individualized basis and that she has not proved that her asymptomatic HIV status substantially limited one or more of her major life activities. ”

“ In my view, the act of giving birth to a child, while a very important part of the lives of many women, is not generally the same as the representative major life activities of [p. 665] all persons—"caring for one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working"—listed in regulations relevant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. ”