Norma Leah McCorvey (September 22, 1947-February 18, 2017) was the "Jane Roe" in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion. In 1995, Norma McCorvey, quit her job as a marketing director at the Dallas abortion clinic, A Choice for Women, converted to Christianity. She was baptized in a Garland, Texas, swimming pool on Tuesday, August 8, 1995, by Philip "Flip" Benham, president of the national pro-life organization Operation Rescue.
On August 11, 1995, Norma McCorvey's story was covered in the USA Today by Jeannine Lee and Masud Khan, "'Roe' litigant's about-face: 'I'm pro-life.'"
The Dallas Morning News carried her story, August 11, 1995, written by Gayle Reaves, Charles Ornstein, Jeff Mosier and Monica Soto, "'Jane Roe' says views on abortion changed-McCorvey quits job at women's clinic, is baptized by Operation Rescue chief."
In an interview on ABC's World News Tonight, August 10, 1995, Norma McCorvey stated:
<I think abortion's wrong. I think what I did with Roe v. Wade was wrong. I just have to be pro-life....I just totally lost it-I thought the playgrounds are empty because there's no children, they've all been aborted.> 1947NM001
In an interview with the Dallas radio station WBAP-AM (820), Norma McCorvey stated she plans to help women:
<...save their babies...[and] won't be doing pro-choice stuff....I'm pro-life. I think I've always been pro-life. I just didn't know it.> 1947NM002
Norma McCorvey described how one day in January, when no one was in the clinic:
<I went into the procedure room and laid down on the table. I must have laid there maybe for 10, maybe 15 minutes, trying to imagine what it would be like having an abortion...I broke down and cried.> 1947NM003
In referring to the pro-abortion leaders, Norma McCorvey stated:
<I felt like they only cared about what I could do for them, not what they could do for me.> 1947NM004
In the article, 'Jane Roe' Speaks," (Dallas/Fort Worth Heritage, January, 1996, Vol. 4, No. 7, p. 4), Norma McCorvey stated:
<I have a few thoughts I'd like to share. First of all, thank you Heather Hadaway, my new sister in Christ, for taking up for me, (November 1995 "Sound Off!"). Please, let's get together sometime for a Coke and Bible readings. You're the greatest!
Secondly, I'd like to thank the Christian community for all your support and understanding of a "new" child in Christ Jesus.
Now, to the task at hand....My heart and brain tell me you need to find the Lord Jesus Christ and ask Him into your heart.
So, here goes. Number one, Dick, I'm pro-life, clear across the board. I believe all abortions are wrong. This is part of my testimony. I've never had an abortion. I was just used and lied to. And when I came out and told the world that I was Jane Roe I was scared to death. My house was even filled with gunshot blasts some years ago. I was so scared I moved out of town.
Secondly, the relationship I have with Connie Gonzales today is still with love and also with sisterhood in Christ Jesus. We were best friends first...and Jesus has shown us both the true way to walk with Him and Him alone. So with these few thoughts to ponder, Dick, if you ever need a friend to talk to or a church to go to please let me know."> 1947NM005
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1947NM001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Norma Leah McCorvey, August 11, 1995, Norma McCorvey's story was covered in the USA Today by Jeannine Lee and Masud Khan, "'Roe' litigant's about-face: 'I'm pro-life.'" The Dallas Morning News, August 11, 1995, written by Gayle Reaves, Charles Ornstein, Jeff Mosier and Monica Soto, "'Jane Roe' says views on abortion changed-McCorvey quits job at women's clinic, is baptized by Operation Rescue chief." ABC's World News Tonight, August 10, 1995, Norma McCorvey.
1947NM002. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Norma Leah McCorvey, in an interview with the Dallas radio station WBAP-AM (820). 1947NM003. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Norma Leah McCorvey, August 11, 1995, USA Today by Jeannine Lee and Masud Khan, "'Roe' litigant's about-face: 'I'm pro-life.'" The Dallas Morning News, August 11, 1995, written by Gayle Reaves, Charles Ornstein, Jeff Mosier and Monica Soto, "'Jane Roe' says views on abortion changed-McCorvey quits job at women's clinic, is baptized by Operation Rescue chief." ABC's World News Tonight, August 10, 1995, Norma McCorvey. Interview with the Dallas radio station WBAP-AM (820).
1947NM004. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Norma Leah McCorvey, August 11, 1995, USA Today by Jeannine Lee and Masud Khan, "'Roe' litigant's about-face: 'I'm pro-life.'" The Dallas Morning News, August 11, 1995, written by Gayle Reaves, Charles Ornstein, Jeff Mosier and Monica Soto, "'Jane Roe' says views on abortion changed-McCorvey quits job at women's clinic, is baptized by Operation Rescue chief." ABC's World News Tonight, August 10, 1995, Norma McCorvey. Interview with the Dallas radio station WBAP-AM (820).
1947NM005. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Norma Leah McCorvey, January, 1996, in the article, 'Jane Roe' Speaks," (Dallas/Fort Worth Heritage, January, 1996, Vol. 4, No. 7, p. 4).