Adult women are able to make decisions about their own lives' course no less than men are.

Dissents speak to a future age.

The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.

A prime part of the history of our Constitution is the story of the extension of constitutional rights to people once ignored or excluded.

A constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.

We live in an age in which the fundamental principles to which we subscribe - liberty, equality and justice for all - are encountering extraordinary challenges, ... But it is also an age in which we can join hands with others who hold to those principles and face similar challenges.

I do think that being the second [female Supreme Court Justice] is wonderful, because it is a sign that being a woman in a place of importance is no longer extraordinary.