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Who’s Who in Roe vs. Wade?

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Who’s Who in Roe vs. Wade?

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Lead plaintiff Norma McCorvey was pregnant with her third child when she was recruited to be “Jane Roe,” the lead plaintiff in the Roe vs. Wade class-action lawsuit. Ironically, she never had an abortion, but instead delivered a girl, whom she gave up for adoption. The identity of Jane Roe remained a secret to the public until the 1980s, when McCorvey disclosed her real name. She wrote a book about her life titled “I Am Roe: My Life, Roe v. Wade, and Freedom of Choice.” In 1995, McCorvey changed her allegiance in the abortion-rights cause and became a staunch anti-abortion activist. Defendant Henry Wade was the Dallas County district attorney who was enforcing the Texas abortion laws when he was named as a defendant in the Roe vs. Wade lawsuit. As such, he represented the state of Texas in the case. During his career, the former FBI special agent also prosecuted Jack Ruby, the man who shot Lee Harvey Oswald. He left his post as district attorney in 1986. Now 83, Wade practices with the

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