Norma McCorvey
Norma McCorvey
Norma Leah McCorvey, better known by the legal pseudonym "Jane Roe", was the plaintiff in the landmark American lawsuit Roe v. Wade in 1973. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that individual state laws banning abortion are unconstitutional. Later, McCorvey's views on abortion changed substantially; she is now a Roman Catholic active in the pro-life movement...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCelebrity
Date of Birth22 September 1947
CountryUnited States of America
selfish men greedy
The abortionist I worked for, he's a very greedy man, a selfish man.
choices body your-body
It's not your body, it's not your choice, because you got that from God. He gave that to you.
pregnancy office development
I looked at a fetal development chart at the Operation Rescue Office in Dallas. I had a lot of emotions stirring up inside of me. That's when I decided that it was wrong in any stage of pregnancy.
names want used
I used the name Jane Roe because I didnt want my personal name to be involved in it.
abortion feminist position
There's a feminist writer, Naomi Wolfe, who is reconsidering her position on abortion.
wade jane has-beens
I was the Jane Roe of Roe vs. Wade, but Jane Roe has been laid to rest.
down-and
I've got so much to do, I don't have time to sit down and be sad.
bread faith hope left together trying
We've got a little bread left and some more potatoes. We're just trying to keep our faith together and hope up." ()
listen please wrong
To young people, I would say, please listen to your parents. Do not have extramarital relationships, before you're married. It is a wrong thing to do." ()
I felt like they only cared about what I could do for them, not what they could do for me.
If they don't care about me, how can they possibly care about anyone else?
instead nice treating
They could have been nice to me instead of treating me like an idiot." ()
Dr. Jasper didn't care if they got their checkups, their medications.
hate
I don't hate them any more like I used to. I just don't like them very much." ()