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THE ACCIDENTAL ACTIVIST

She appeared to be the perfect plaintiff in a case that changed America's political landscape: Roe v. Wade, decided by the Supreme Court 40 years ago this month. But Norma McCorvey, now 65, was never what she seemed: neither as the pregnant Texas woman who won fame as abortion-rights icon "Jane Roe" nor as the pro-life activist she would become. Retracing her life through family, friends, and advisers, JOSHUA PRAGER investigates

February 2013 Joshua Prager Jesse Chehak

THE ACCIDENTAL ACTIVIST Joshua Prager February 2013

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THE ACCIDENTAL ACTIVIST

She appeared to be the perfect plaintiff in a case that changed America's political landscape: Roe v. Wade, decided by the Supreme Court 40 years ago this month. But Norma McCorvey, now 65, was never what she seemed: neither as the pregnant Texas woman who won fame as abortion-rights icon "Jane Roe" nor as the pro-life activist she would become. Retracing her life through family, friends, and advisers, JOSHUA PRAGER investigates

February 2013 Joshua Prager Jesse Chehak

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