Sarah Weddington’s Unexpected Path to Roe
She kept her name off the original filing—but then she ran with it.
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Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, never had the abortion she was seeking. She gave her baby girl up for adoption, and now that baby is an adult. After decades of keeping her identity a secret, Jane Roe’s child has chosen to talk about her life.
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