Norma L. McCorvey (born September 22, 1947 in Simmesport, Louisiana) is best known as "Jane Roe" in the landmark Roe v. Wade lawsuit in which a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling recognized abortion as a constitutional right, overturning individual states' laws against abortion.
McCorvey claims she became the "pawn" of two young and ambitious lawyers who were looking for a plaintiff with whom they could use to challenge the Texas state law prohibiting abortion.
In later years, McCorvey became an advocate of the pro-life movement, fighting to make abortion illegal.
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