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May 9, 2024 · Norma McCorvey (born September 22, 1947, Simmesport, Louisiana, U.S.—died February 18, 2017, Katy, Texas) was an American activist who was the original plaintiff (anonymized as Jane Roe) in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Roe v. Wade (1973), which made abortion legal throughout the United States.
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1 day ago · On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court issued a 7–2 decision in favor of "Jane Roe" (Norma McCorvey) holding that women in the United States had a fundamental right to choose whether to have abortions without excessive government restriction and striking down Texas's abortion ban as unconstitutional.
6 days ago · May 25, 2024. When most people hear the name "Jane Roe," they think of the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v Wade that established a constitutional right to abortion in the United States. But few know the real story of Norma McCorvey, the complex woman behind the pseudonym who unwittingly became a central figure in the still-raging debate ...
May 12, 2024 · May 12, 2024. Photo by Annie Banno. (updated from the originally-published 7/7/2003) June 17, 1970: Dallas Federal Court legalized abortion in Texas in the Roe v. Wade case; three years later, the Supreme Court did so nationally. June 17, 2003: Norma McCorvey, the former “Jane Roe” of Roe v.
1 day ago · The case began in 1970 when “Jane Roe”—a fictional name used to protect the identity of the plaintiff, Norma McCorvey (1947–2017)—instituted federal action against Henry Wade, the district attorney of Dallas county, Texas, where Roe resided.
May 16, 2024 · In 1969, Norma McCorvey—a Texas woman in her early 20s and the real name of "Jane Roe" in the case—was trying to terminate an unwanted pregnancy, her third. At the time, abortion was legal in Texas only to save a woman's life.
May 23, 2024 · Background of the case • In 1970, Norma McCorvey, using the pseudonym "Jane Roe," filed a lawsuit challenging Texas' abortion ban. • McCorvey, a financially disadvantaged 21-year-old woman, sought an abortion due to her third pregnancy, allegedly a result of rape (Shafer, 2022).
