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Norma McCorvey, born on September 22, 1947, and died on February 18, 2017, was an American woman known for her role as the plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court abortion case, Roe v. Wade, in 1973, which established a constitutional right to abortion for women in the United States.

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“I think it's the pro-abortion people who are doing this to collect on their insurance, so they can go out and build bigger and better killing centers.”

People Thinking Bigger Killing Abortion Bigger And Better Pro Abortion

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“My case was wrongfully decided and has caused great harm to the women and children of our nation.”

Children Nations Cases Decided Harm Abortion

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“Instead of helping women in Roe v. Wade, I brought destruction to me & millions of women.”

Helping Millions Destruction Abortion Wade Roe V Wade

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“I did not go to the Supreme Court on behalf of a class of women. I wasn't pursuing any legal remedy to my unwanted pregnancy. I did not go to the federal courts for relief. I went to Sarah Weddington asking her if she knew how I could obtain an abortion. She and Linda Coffey said they didn't know where to get one. They lied to me just like I lied to them. Sarah already had an abortion. She knew where to get one. Sarah and Linda were just looking for somebody, anybody, to further their own agenda. I was their willing dupe. For this, I will forever be ashamed.”

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“But Sarah Weddingtonhad never told me that what I was signing would allow women to use abortions as a form of birth control. We talked about truly desperate and needy women, not women already wearing maternity clothes.”

Use Form Birth Clothes Desperate Abortion Needy Signing Birth Control Maternity

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“I think it's safe to say that the entire abortion industry is based on a lie.... I am dedicated to spending the rest of my life undoing the law that bears my name.”

Thinking Law Lying Names Industry Bears Safe Spending Abortion Dedicated Undoing

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“I’m Norma McCorvey, the former Jane Roe of the Roe vs. Wade decision that brought "legal" child killing to America. I was persuaded by feminist attorneys to lie; to say that I was raped, and needed an abortion. It was all a lie.”

Children America Lying Decision Needed Killing Feminist Former Abortion Jane Attorney Wade

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“I really didn't know there was two sides to the abortion issue.”

Knows Two Sides Issues Abortion Two Sides

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“I don't think there is a good reason for an abortion, but Dr. Jasper made me really realize it was just a racket. He was just doing it for the money. He didn't care about the women.”

Thinking Made Reason Care Realizing Abortion Drs Racket

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“It doesn't make any difference what religion you are, or how young you are or how old you are-if they go to these abortion mills and stand there and pray-that would make a lot of difference.”

Ifs Young Differences Praying Abortion Mills Old You

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“Patients would come in and say, Well, my baby is going to have a cleft palate. I'm going like, that's not a reason. And the doctor would do the abortion.”

Wells Reason Baby Doctors Patient Abortion My Baby Palate

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“There's a feminist writer, Naomi Wolfe, who is reconsidering her position on abortion.”

Position Feminist Abortion

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Born: September 22, 1947
Died: February 18, 2017
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