Norma McCorvey, Roe v. Wade Plaintiff, Dies at 69
Norma McCorvey, the anonymous plaintiff known as “Jane Roe” in the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, has died at 69.
How Jane Roe Went from being a Lesbian Pro-Choice Icon to a Straight Born-Again Anti-Choice Activist
Jane "Roe v Wade" Roe, or Norma McCorvey, was the plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court Case which, 40 years ago today, legalized abortion in the United States. A former lesbian and pro-choice icon, McCorvey is now a straight, born-again, Catholic, anti-choice activist. What the fuck happened? Since McCorvey was…
Operation Rescue Goes Predictably Negative, Crazy On Sotomayor
In a Photoshop job that, were it about a child, might cause Sarah Palin to resign yet again, Operation Rescue's Randall Terry is calling for the defeat of Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court — and he's not alone.
Why Is This The Face Of Roe V. Wade?
Norma McCorvey, pictured, is generally thought of as the plaintiff-cum-anti- choice-activist in the Roe v. Wade case. In fact, she was one of three plaintiffs — the other two were Marsha and David King, and Marsha's now speaking out. Marsha and David were married, living in Texas and not ready to have kids in the late…
