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I am pro-choice. Nonetheless I believe Roe v Wade was wrongly decided. It should have been left to the states. The verdict has poisoned our national politics for decades and made SCOTUS nominations political death matches instead of the sober exercises of judgment they should be. I understand that in principle a right is a right and should not vary from state to state, but I think the price of that principle has been too high in this case. Abortion should be allowed or prohibited on a state by state basis. Our national politics would be far healthier.
Norma McCorvey
1947–2017
Norma McCorvey, ‘Jane Roe’ of Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion, dies at 69
When she filed suit in 1970, McCorvey was not looking for a sweeping ruling for all women but simply the right to legally and safely end a pregnancy that she did not wish to carry forward. The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 in 1973 that the constitutional right to privacy includes the choice to terminate a pregnancy. McCorvey later became a born-again Christian and a rallying figure for antiabortion activists.
Norma McCorvey
1947–2017
Norma McCorvey, ‘Jane Roe’ of Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion, dies at 69
When she filed suit in 1970, McCorvey was not looking for a sweeping ruling for all women but simply the right to legally and safely end a pregnancy that she did not wish to carry forward. The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 in 1973 that the constitutional right to privacy includes the choice to terminate a pregnancy. McCorvey later became a born-again Christian and a rallying figure for antiabortion activists.
- By Emily Langer