“The right to privacy…is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy.”
Writing for the court, Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 153 (1973)
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Abortion: The Clash of Absolutes (1990), Approaching Abortion Anew

The Specter Of Pro-Choice Eugenics http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/rauch/nvp/consistent/hentoff_eugenics.html (May 25, 1991)

Writing for the court, Eisenstadt v. Baird, 405 U.S. 438 (1972).

1993 Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings. As quoted in: Olivia Waxman (August 2, 2018): Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wishes This Case Had Legalized Abortion Instead of Roe v. Wade. In: Time Magazine. Archived https://web.archive.org/web/20220527151841/https://time.com/5354490/ruth-bader-ginsburg-roe-v-wade/ from [hhttps://time.com/5354490/ruth-bader-ginsburg-roe-v-wade/ the original] on May 27, 2022. As quoted in: Louise Melling (Deputy Legal Director and Director of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Center for Liberty, ACLU) (September 23, 2020): For Justice Ginsburg, Abortion Was About Equality. In: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Archived https://web.archive.org/web/20220527144342/https://www.aclu.org/news/reproductive-freedom/for-justice-ginsburg-abortion-was-about-equality from the original https://www.aclu.org/news/reproductive-freedom/for-justice-ginsburg-abortion-was-about-equality on May 27, 2022.
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New York Times Magazine, 9 May 1982, letter to the editor
Source: New York Times Magazine, letter to the editor http://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/09/magazine/l-no-headline-123813.html, 1982-05-09