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'''Norma McCorvey''' is the woman most commonly known as Jane Roe from her role in the [[Roe v. Wade]] [[abortion]] lawsuit in 1973. McCorvey claimed that she was raped in the case, a claim that she later recanted, and has since been [[baptized]] into the [[Christian]] faith. McCorvey claims she was the pawn of two overzealous attorneys, and now has supported [[pro-life]] causes, and requested that the [[Supreme Court]] overturn the case. She was arrested in May 2009 at the [[University of Notre Dame]] protesting the speech by and bestowing of an honorary degree upon [[abortion]] promoter President [[Barack Hussein Obama]].<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/17/protests-build-ahead-obamas-notre-dame-speech/ Obama Arrives at Notre Dame Commencement, as Protests Build] Fox News, May 17, 2009</ref> In July 2009 she was thrown out of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of [[Sonia Sotomayor]] several times for interrupting the hearing along with several other pro-life protestors.<ref>http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/07/norma-mccorvey-the-jane-roe-of-roe-v-wade-fame-is-among-antiabortion-protesters-tossed-at-sotomayor-.html</ref>
'''Norma McCorvey''' is the woman most commonly known as Jane Roe from her role in the [[Roe v. Wade]] [[abortion]] lawsuit in 1973. McCorvey claimed that she was raped in the case, a claim that she later recanted, and has since been [[baptized]] into the [[Christian]] faith. McCorvey claims she was the pawn of two overzealous attorneys, and now has supported [[pro-life]] causes, and requested that the [[Supreme Court]] overturn the case. She was arrested in May 2009 at the [[University of Notre Dame]] protesting the speech by and bestowing of an honorary degree upon [[abortion]] promoter President [[Barack Hussein Obama]].<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/17/protests-build-ahead-obamas-notre-dame-speech/ Obama Arrives at Notre Dame Commencement, as Protests Build] Fox News, May 17, 2009</ref> In July 2009 she was thrown out of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of [[Sonia Sotomayor]] several times for interrupting the hearing along with several other pro-life protestors.<ref>http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/07/norma-mccorvey-the-jane-roe-of-roe-v-wade-fame-is-among-antiabortion-protesters-tossed-at-sotomayor-.html</ref>
In 2020, footage emerged in which McCorvey said that she engaged in [[deceit]] by taking money from [[evangelical]] groups to falsely take a pro-life position:
In 2020, footage emerged that alleged McCorvey said that she engaged in [[deceit]] by taking money from [[evangelical]] groups to falsely take a pro-life position.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52733886 Roe v Wade: Woman behind US abortion ruling was paid to recant]</ref> This was strongly disputed by many [[pro-life]]rs who personally knew her, claiming that the assertions were very suspicious and false.<ref>[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-life-leaders-deny-documentarys-claim-that-roe-v-wade-plaintiff-faked-pro-life-conversion Pro-life leaders deny documentary’s claim that ‘Roe v. Wade’ plaintiff faked pro-life conversion]</ref><ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/father-shenan-j-boquet/did-norma-mccorvey-fake-her-pro-life-conversion-no-way-say-her Did Norma McCorvey Fake Her Pro-Life Conversion? No Way, Say Her Friends]</ref> Furthermore, it was noted by the [[National Catholic Register]] that Rob Schenck, who concurred with the claims in asserting that he participated in paying McCorvey to supposedly lie, ''no longer allies himself with the [[pro-life]] movement as he once did.<ref>[https://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/who-was-the-real-norma-mccorvey Who Was the Real Norma McCorvey?]</ref>
<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52733886</ref> However, this was disputed by many [[pro-life]]rs who personally knew her, claiming that the assertions were suspicious and false.<ref>[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-life-leaders-deny-documentarys-claim-that-roe-v-wade-plaintiff-faked-pro-life-conversion Pro-life leaders deny documentary’s claim that ‘Roe v. Wade’ plaintiff faked pro-life conversion]</ref>
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==References==
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