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Bookmark or Share- Roe v. Wade: Decision, Summary & Background | HISTORYIn 1969, Norma McCorvey, a Texas woman in her early 20s, sought to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. McCorvey, who had grown up in difficult, impoverished circumstances, previously had given...
- Roe v. Wade: The tumultuous history that led to the landmark rulingIn 1969, 21-year-old Norma McCorvey became pregnant. It was her third pregnancy; because of struggles with money and substance abuse, she did not parent either child. This time, she wanted an ...
- Who Was Norma McCorvey, the Woman Behind Roe v. Wade?Who Was Norma McCorvey, the Woman Behind Roe v. Wade? Dubbed “Jane Roe,” McCorvey sought an abortion after becoming pregnant in 1969 but was thwarted by Texas’ restrictive reproductive laws....
- Norma McCorvey, plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, dies at 69Wade, dies at 69. Nation Feb 18, 2017 3:13 PM EDT. Norma McCorvey, who under the pseudonym “Jane Roe” served as the plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion,...
- Norma McCorvey, ‘Roe’ in Roe v. Wade, Is Dead at 69Norma McCorvey, the anonymous plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion in the United States, reshaping the nation’s social and political...
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