When the late Ruth Bader Ginsberg was confirmed to the Supreme Court, she explained why she supported abortion rights but had issues with Roe v. Wade
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Here’s how Ginsburg explained her approach — that sex discrimination includes discrimination because of pregnancy — to the Senate Judiciary Committee: Finally, we said the Air Force was involved in an unnecessary interference with Captain Struck’s religious belief. The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being and dignity. It is a decision she must make for herself. When Government controls that decision for her, she is being treated as less than a fully adult human responsible for her own choices.
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