Who said “The emphasis must not be on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and…”?

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Ruth Bader Ginsberg. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceInterview, Ms. magazine (April 1974)

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Ginsberg, R. B. (n.d.). The emphasis must not be on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34-the-emphasis-must-not-be-on-the-right/

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Ginsberg, Ruth Bader. “The emphasis must not be on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34-the-emphasis-must-not-be-on-the-right/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Ginsberg, Ruth Bader. “The emphasis must not be on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34-the-emphasis-must-not-be-on-the-right/.

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