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, Abortion, Bioethics 3 Things for Christians to Hold in Tension Regarding the Overturn of Roe Optimistic pro-life advocates gather for 49th March for Life, look forward to post-Roe America Hope for Roe reversal greets Sanctity of Life Sunday Why Churches Should Care Deeply about the SCOTUS Abortion Case What to Expect If You’re Expecting SCOTUS to Overturn Roe v. Wade Pagination Previous page 2 Next page There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,But the tongue of the wise brings healing.(NASB, Proverbs 12:18)
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, Abortion, Bioethics 3 Things for Christians to Hold in Tension Regarding the Overturn of Roe Optimistic pro-life advocates gather for 49th March for Life, look forward to post-Roe America Hope for Roe reversal greets Sanctity of Life Sunday Why Churches Should Care Deeply about the SCOTUS Abortion Case What to Expect If You’re Expecting SCOTUS to Overturn Roe v. Wade Pagination Previous page 2 Next page There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword,But the tongue of the wise brings healing.(NASB, Proverbs 12:18)
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