Norma McCorvey, 'Roe' in Roe v. Wade, is dead at 69 Jim Sun, 02/19/17 8:30 pm Society & Culture Roe v. Wade Norma McCorvey, the woman behind the 1973 Supreme Court ruling Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion, died Saturday. She was 69 years old. McCorvey died of heart failure at an assisted-living home in Katy, Texas, according to journalist Joshua Prager. Prager is writing a book about Roe v. Wade and told USA TODAY he has spent hundreds of hours with McCorvey. McCorvey, who went by the pseudonym Jane Roe, challenged the constitutionality of abortion laws in Texas in 1971. At the time, it was illegal for women to have abortions unless their lives were at risk. Discussion josh p Sun, 02/19/17 5:28 pm Amazing that she didn't even Amazing that she didn’t even abort the child and that she became a professing believer. Related . . . Topics: Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court, Abortion What to Expect If You’re Expecting SCOTUS to Overturn Roe v. Wade Roe v. Wade: CT's Response Over the Decades With Roe & Casey gone, the status of abortion in the states Pro life groups observe day of mourning on Roe v. Wade anniversary Poll: Americans support Roe v. Wade because they don't understand it Pagination 1 Next page The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: But the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.(KJV, Proverbs 10:32)
josh p Sun, 02/19/17 5:28 pm Amazing that she didn't even Amazing that she didn’t even abort the child and that she became a professing believer. Related . . . Topics: Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court, Abortion What to Expect If You’re Expecting SCOTUS to Overturn Roe v. Wade Roe v. Wade: CT's Response Over the Decades With Roe & Casey gone, the status of abortion in the states Pro life groups observe day of mourning on Roe v. Wade anniversary Poll: Americans support Roe v. Wade because they don't understand it Pagination 1 Next page The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: But the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.(KJV, Proverbs 10:32)
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