'Roe Baby' At Center Of Landmark Abortion Case Is Identified For 1st Time
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Shelley Lynn Thornton's birth mother was the plaintiff in Roe v. Wade. Now 51, she revealed her identity for the first time in The Atlantic.
The person known as the “Roe baby,” referred to as such because of her birth mother’s role in the landmark case protecting abortion, allowed herself to be publicly identified for the first time Thursday. Shelley Lynn Thornton, now 51, revealed herself as the so-called “Roe baby” in The Atlantic, which published an excerpt from an upcoming book about her, her birth mother, her half-sisters and the ways their lives unfolded after the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade in 1973. Thornton’s birth mother was the plaintiff in that case who wanted to legally end her pregnancy in Texas. She was known throughout the proceedings as Jane Roe but later was revealed to be Norma McCorvey, who died in 2017.More Related News