12:15 p.m. after the ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade. The way Norma McCorvey’s oldest daughter sees it, her late mother — best known as “Jane Roe” in the landmark Roe vs. Wade abortion rights ruling — ...

The law is written in words, and words are not the same thing as people. In the 1973 landmark lawsuit Roe v. Wade, for example, the plaintiff “Jane Roe” was not the same person as Norma McCorvey. The ...

EDITORIAL: We still don’t know, as the producers of AKA Jane Roe gave her very little room to tell her story. Norma McCorvey, the former Roe of Roe v.Wade, holds up a copy of her petition on the steps ...

Norma McCorvey, known as “Jane Roe” in the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case that established a constitutional right to abortion, has died, according to a priest close to the family. The Rev. Frank ...

When Norma McCorvey died on Feb. 18, a New York Times headline marked the occasion in a predictable manner: “Norma McCorvey, ‘Roe’ in Roe v. Wade, Is Dead at 69.” Indeed, McCorvey gained national ...

In 1973 Texas cleaning woman Norma McCorvey became the most famous woman in America when her attempt to obtain an abortion became the impetus for the court case known as Roe v. Wade. The case is one ...

Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff in the case that made abortion legal, struggled with her role. Her personal papers offer insight into her life, her thinking — and her continued relevance. By Joshua ...