Should rape victim be identified in civil trial? Jul 20, 2008
Years later, "Roe" identified herself as Norma McCorvey, of Dallas. Judges at all levels sometimes are asked to grant anonymity to participants in lawsuits. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Letters for Friday, April 4, 2008 Apr 5, 2008
Norma McCorvey is the Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court case that legalized abortion in the U.S. McCorvey never actually had an abor tion, and she was tricked into signing on as the plaintiff in the case by two pro-choice lawyers and two pro-choice women ... Norma McCorvey has had a change of heart. (Missoulian, MT)
New on DVD: Oscar-nominated 'Atonement' is solid Mar 21, 2008
Filmed over 17 years in black and white, Fire is almost down the middle, with brutal footage of aborted fetuses to support abortion rights opponents plus occasionally articulate partisans of the same view (writer Nat Hentoff, interestingly, an atheist) and Norma McCorvey (the side-switching "Roe" of Roe vs. Wade). But at their worst, several abortion opponents here extoll and even commit physician murders (significant footage is from crime scenes and courtrooms). (USA Today -- Life)
Local pastor joins anti-abortion prayer effort Mar 20, 2008
Changeing wrote on Mar 12, 2008 8:47 PM:" Jane Roe (Roe v Wade) is now Norma McCorvey. She changed her mind in 1995 and is now a pro-life advocate. Here are quotes from her life. ''I've had too many drunken nights and too many nights of not being able to sleep,'' McCorvey said. "Once you know the realities of abortion and what goes along with it, it stays with you. I've seen the clinic's freezer full of fetuses. (News Enterprise Online)
JOSH BRAHM: Legislation could protect our daughters Jan 26, 2008
Fourth, Norma McCorvey, the "Roe" of Roe v. Wade, and Sandra Cano, the "Doe" of Doe v. Bolton are actively pursuing the end of Roe and Doe. They both testify that they were used as pawns in a much bigger game by lawyers who manipulated them because of their situations and even lied about their cases to pass the abortion laws. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Abortion: 'The greatest injustice of our time' Jan 24, 2008
Judy wrote on Jan 23, 2008 8:37 AM:" Many do not know that Norma McCorvey, the Roe of Roe v Wade, is now a staunch pro-life advocate. In 2005 she petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn the 1973 decision but the petition was denied. Norma never had the abortion that she requested under Roe v Wade; the court case took longer than the nine-month pregnancy. She gave birth to a daughter who was given up for adoption. Norma has her own website crossingoverministry.org where you can read about her... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
'Roe vs Wade' legalized abortion in US 35 years ago Jan 23, 2008
The case had been brought before a court in Dallas, Texas, three years earlier by two women lawyers seeking the right for homeless, 22-year-old single mother Norma McCorvey to terminate her third pregnancy. McCorvey, the plaintiff, was given the pseudonym Jane Roe. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
35 years later Jan 23, 2008
"Jane Roe" actually was Norma McCorvey, who wanted an abortion - something that wasn't legal where she lived at the time. The Supreme Court sympathized with her, ruling that early-term abortions were a constitutional right. (Florida Times-Union)
Hansens message not so hidden Dec 11, 2007
To Nathan wrote on Dec 10, 2007 11:19 AM:" What are you trying to accomplish? You enter this post immediately choosing sides while clearly lacking thoughtful consideration of what I've posted, e.g. swine/pearls. If you reject the Bible then yes that shoe fits you. These abortionists pass judgement on someone they don't know making undocumented statements as though they're true and it's incumbent on me to give statistics? Learn the truth about Norma McCorvey or Sandra Bensing and maybe then YOU... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
'Lake of Fire' Dec 1, 2007
Most fascinating is the presence of Norma McCorvey, the anonymous "Jane Roe" of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. She was a pro-choice icon until the charge of responsibility for "35 million baby deaths" led to her conversion into a passionate anti-abortion missionary. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
'Fire' catches every side of the abortion debate Oct 26, 2007
At other times, Lake of Fire is almost spookily tender: A long sequence with Norma McCorvey the Roe of Roe v. Wade leads us on this woman s long, strange journey, culminating in what has to be one of the great reveal shots in recent movies. We could have heard from more women of the men, the atheist/pro-life jazz critic Nat Hentoff is the most articulately thought-provoking but Lake of Fire grasps that while men talk about this issue, women live it. (Boston Globe)
Abortion film sparks controversy Oct 15, 2007
A key figure in the film is Norma McCorvey, better known as Jane Roe, the lead plaintiff in the landmark Roe vs Wade case that legalised abortion in the United States in 1973 and continues to shape the political landscape. McCorvey was the poster child of the pro-choice camp until she turned pro-life and explains in the film how anti-abortion campaigners told her that "I was the one that was responsible for all the dead babies". (iAfrica.com)
DOC BRINGS ABORTION CONTROVERSY TO LIFE Oct 3, 2007
" But hang on. Here's an interview with Nat Hentoff, the civil liberties defender, who makes the case against abortion. And the two most memorable portions of the film are powerful propaganda for pro-lifers. The scenes of shredded bloody fetuses at a clinic contain some of the most shocking, revolting footage I've ever seen. Kaye soberly covers Roe v. Wade from its conception in a law office to the way it birthed a great big twist: Jane Roe," Norma McCorvey, signed on with Jesus after a... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Studios choose to play it safe Jun 17, 2007
He locates Norma McCorvey, the "Jane Roe" of Roe v. Wade, now a born-again evangelical Christian and "reformed lesbian," and listens to her story. (In one of the great "reveals" in recent movies, Kaye slowly pulls his camera back from an interview with a right-to-life minister to show McCorvey working at the next desk over. (Boston Globe)
Brownback notes balanced approach but focuses on abortion May 26, 2007
Earlier this week, his campaign announced it had received the endorsement of "Roe" in that case _ Norma McCorvey, who now opposes abortion rights. Though Brownback's views mesh well with many social conservatives in Iowa, he has lagged in the polls behind front-runners Mitt Romney, John McCain and Rudy Giuliani. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Had attacked protester challenging governor May 17, 2007
sentiment in Kansas' government that lawmakers even refused a request from Norma McCorvey, the Jane Roe of the precedent-creating Roe v. Wade abortion lawsuit in 1973, to allow an investigation into the late-term abortionist accused of failing to follow state law to move forward. "As the woman who helped make abortion 'legal' in America, I urge you to do everything in your power to stop one of the worst abortionists in America. George Tiller MUST be punished for the crimes he has committed and... (WorldNetDaily)
Independent Film Festival of Boston turns five on Wednesday Apr 22, 2007
With one slow reveal of Norma McCorvey , a.k.a. "Jane Roe ," the movie upends all you assumed about this subject. -- T.B.. (Boston Globe)
Pro-lifers praise Constitution-based ruling to ban partial-birth abortion Apr 19, 2007
" Several state legislatures are working on abortion prohibitions that eventually could result in a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, brought on behalf of "Jane Roe," Norma McCorvey, who now is an ardent opponent of abortion. Along with the pro-life position now affirmed by the decision, political ramifications will result, said Newman. Former President Clinton is a "big loser" along with a grouping of liberal federal courts in the decision to affirm a ban on partial-birth abortions, he said.... (WorldNetDaily)
High Court Bans Partial-Birth Abortion Apr 19, 2007
The Jane Roe in the infamous Roe v. Wade decision of 1973, Norma McCorvey, later admitted that she lied about being raped in the very case brought before the court. And in 1995, Ron Fitzsimmons, executive director of the National Coalition of Abortion Providers, went on national television saying he lied through [his] teeth when he spouted the party line about partial-birth abortion being rare. (Human Events Online)
I knew where I stood on abortion. But I had to rethink Apr 8, 2007
One of the oddest people I met on my travels was Norma McCorvey. She was Jane Roe in Roe v Wade, which established the right to abortion in the US. Norma won her right to a legal termination, though it was too late for her: she had the baby and it was adopted. (Guardian Unlimited)
1-time abortion industry poster child calls for punishment Mar 30, 2007
It is from Norma McCorvey, who has run the "Roe No More" ministry, now called "Crossing Over Ministry," since she abandoned the abortion industry to become a Christian a decade ago ... "Hello, my name is Norma McCorvey. Perhaps you've heard of me. It was my Supreme Court case, Roe v. Wade, that sentenced tens of millions of innocent babies to die by abortion. (I have repented and given my life to the Lord.) "Now I work to tell people that abortion is a horrible crime against humanity at ANY... (WorldNetDaily)
Judge delays final ruling in South Dakota abortion case Mar 17, 2007
again wrote on March 17, 2007 12:41 AM:"Excuse me, but I am not babbling. The last time I checked, Jane Roe (Norma McCorvey) is not a scientist. She is one person who was represented by attorneys Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee who were fighting against Texas' abortion laws after Ms. McCorvey claimed she had been raped. She is one person who, by the way, did NOT end up having an abortion, and therefor has no personal OR scientific basis to argue whether or not abortions cause psychological... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Exclusive: Chuck Norris explores slippery slope of human degradation Jan 22, 2007
In 1995, the former ''Jane Roe'' of Roe v. Wade, whose real name is Norma McCorvey, became a Christian and began the encouraging women to save babies, not abort them ... " McCorvey also wrote a fitting poem and prayer for the moment, titled, ''Empty Playgrounds.'' ''Empty Playgrounds'' A poem by Miss Norma McCorvey I sit across from a playground that I visited this eve with a small child. I know of such places where children play. I know that I am the cause of them not being here today. These... (WorldNetDaily)
Through a Glass, Darkly Jan 10, 2007
He was the man who baptized Norma McCorvey Jane Roe into fundamentalism. For the rally, he d worn vintage white-and-brown wingtips, symbols of his commitment to pre-1947 America 1947 being the year when the Supreme Court first codified Jefferson s wall of separation, in a case involving government funds for parochial schools. (Harper's Magazine)
Government argues in support of ban on partial birth abortions Nov 9, 2006
The court has since upheld that concept, most recently in the 1990s, even though the original plaintiff of that case, Norma McCorvey, has petitioned to have it overturned because the medical basis on which it was decided no longer is accurate ... V. Wade" decision and then went further and also created the right to late-term abortions in the "Doe v. Bolton" decision. Both of those original plaintiffs, Norma McCorvey in "Roe" and Sandra Cano in "Doe" have since asked the Supreme Court to overturn... (WorldNetDaily)
--WND Exclusive-- Nov 8, 2006
Both of those original plaintiffs, Norma McCorvey in "Roe" and Sandra Cano in "Doe" have since asked the Supreme Court to overturn the decisions in their cases. McCorvey's request was because of the vast wealth of new information and medical technology available since 1973; Cano because she said she was lied to by her lawyer about having an abortion. (WorldNetDaily)
South Dakota legislation described as protecting child, mother, physician Oct 19, 2006
Norma McCorvey, the original "Roe" of the Blackmun "Roe vs. Wade" decision that re-interpreted the right to privacy to include a right to abortion, unsuccessfully has sought a review of the original case based on the argument that what then was accepted as fact medically, now is recognized as falsehood. "There are a number of things that have changed significantly," Stevens told WND in an interview. (WorldNetDaily)
Abortion rate, crime rate - a relationship? Oct 14, 2006
On Jan. 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Norma McCorvey (her real name disguised as Roe). The defense was Henry Wade, the Dallas County district attorney. (Fayette County Review, TN)
Court refuses to look at claims woman was shoved into landmark 1973 ruling Oct 12, 2006
Norma McCorvey, the original "Jane Roe" of Roe vs. Wade, also had sought a rehearing on her case, only to be rebuffed earlier this year by the Supreme Court justices. Repeated polls show only about one in four Americans agree with unfettered abortion on demand throughout all nine months of pregnancy. (WorldNetDaily)
Court won't rethink 1973 'Mary Doe' abortion ruling Oct 12, 2006
The high court several years ago rejected a similar legal appeal from Norma McCorvey, the "Jane Roe" of Roe v. Wade. McCorvey, a resident of Texas, also sought to overturn the case that gave her the right to an abortion. (CNN -- Law)
U.S. high court firm on '73 abortion case Oct 11, 2006
In February, the court also refused to reopen the Roe vs. Wade appeal, in which Norma McCorvey, the "Jane Roe" Texas resident also sought to overturn the case that gave her the right to an abortion. . (Washington Times, DC)
UPI NewsTrack TopNews Oct 11, 2006
In February, the court also refused to reopen the Roe vs. Wade appeal, in which Norma McCorvey, the "Jane Roe" Texas resident also sought to overturn the case that gave her the right to an abortion. -0- Men delay ER visits till after the game BALTIMORE, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests men delay visiting hospital emergency rooms until after televised sports events have ended. (Washington Times, DC)
Plaintiff in Doe v. Bolton says ACLU pushed her to have abortion Sep 30, 2006
Like Norma McCorvey, the original "Jane Roe" of Roe v. Wade, Sandra Cano was "Mary Doe" of 1973's other historic abortion decision. Together, "Roe" and "Doe" eliminated all state laws prohibiting abortion and legalized abortion. (WorldNetDaily)
Abortion under siege in Mississippi Aug 1, 2006
"This issue can't be won from the top down." At Benham's side for much of the week was Norma McCorvey, the Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade, who since 1995 has been an evangelical antiabortion activist. "It would really please the Lord God if Mississippi becomes the first abortion-free state," she said, as she stood in front of the Jackson Women's Health Organization one scorched morning. (Salon)
A heavy, symbolic load Jul 23, 2006
They wanted to avoid another Norma McCorvey. McCorvey was a 21-year-old waitress, pregnant and unmarried, when she agreed to become the lead plaintiff in a class-action suit challenging a Texas antiabortion statute. (Boston Globe)
Gruesome discoveries after evicting renter, facility now pro-lifers' HQ Jun 30, 2006
" Norma McCorvey, the "Roe" of Roe v. Wade who once ran abortion clinics but now is a pro-life activist, confirmed it once was common practice to put aborted baby remains down such disposals. "Oh, yes. " she told Newman in a phone call. "And you can't pour enough bleach down that drain to get rid of the smell. (WorldNetDaily)
In unearthed letter, urged Bill Clintonto 'reform' nation by use of procedure May 13, 2006
" The Weddingtons divorced in 1974. Their client in the 1973 case, Norma McCorvey, recently attempted to challenge the ruling that struck down all state laws restricting abortion, arguing changes in law and new scientific research make the prior decision "no longer just. " Commenting on a 2004 court ruling dismissing the challenge, Sarah Weddington said those who filed it "got publicity but the publicity actually has been very helpful for those of us who believe the government should not be... (WorldNetDaily)
High court makeup worries Roe v. Wade lawyer Apr 28, 2006
Even the Jane Roe in the case, Norma McCorvey, has turned against the Supreme Court precedent and has joined Operation Rescue, the anti-abortion group. In her books and interviews since she went public with her story in the 1980s, McCorvey has said she probably would not have gone through with an abortion. (Greenwich Time)
No challenge to Roe foreseen in Texas Feb 26, 2006
The appeal was brought by Norma McCorvey, once known by the pseudonym Jane Roe, now a converted Catholic and anti-abortion activist. Rep. (Houston Chronicle)
Voice of the reader Jan 28, 2006
Roe (Norma McCorvey) was not raped and did not have an abortion. Her child was two years old when the case reached the Supreme Court. (Billings Gazette, MT)
Reverend rescues destitute 'Jane Roe' (Hugh Aynesworth) Jan 14, 2006
DALLAS -- Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff "Jane Roe" in the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide, is destitute, unemployed and spends all of her time caring for her godmother and a long-time friend who is partially paralyzed. "I've eaten so much spaghetti and prepared it so many different ways, I can hardly look at it anymore," Miss McCorvey told The Washington Times. (Washington Times)
