Poor, pregnant, and desperate, Norma McCorvey fell into the hands of two young and ambitious lawyers. They were looking for a plaintiff with whom they could challenge the Texas State law prohibiting abortion, and Norma signed on. Little did she know that her signature would one day make her an international figure. Though she was touted as a symbol of everything women could gain by being free to choose an abortion, the real Jane Roe …showed first 75 words of 2841 total…

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