Woman Whose Conception Sparked 'Roe v. Wade' Case Breaks Silence: 'I'm Keeping a Secret but I Hate It'
For the first time, the child of Jane Roe in theRoe v. Wadecase is speaking out, sharing her identity and her complex viewpoints on family and the right to choose. The Family Roeauthor Joshua Prager interviewed countless individuals connected to the landmark Supreme Court case, writing forThe Atlanticanew piece that identifiesShelley Lynn Thornton, now 51, as the center of the historical event. In March 1970, Norma McCorvey, a pregnant waitress in Dallas, sued Dallas County District Attorney Henry Wade and took on Texas' restrictive laws against abortions under the pseudonym Jane Roe....