"Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, never actually got an abortion. She'd long since put the kid up for adoption when the Supreme Court ruled in her favor. She later became a pro-lifer!" *
I honestly didn't know that until just now...
Your comments please?
[*Source: Maxim, 2006 ish.]
cbmultiplechoice
Favorite Answer
Yes, I have heard that.
Gyspy
you know... she didn't get an abortion.. she probably met the child she gave up for adoption... and in true religious guilt fashion the christians would pound the argument into her... don't you feel guilty for wanting to killi this person.. well that person had a life.. it survived beyond the womb.. when we see it from that point of view it's easy to forget what we were fighting for... so that is one woman who lost the right to have an abortion... rarely do women who have actually had an abortion regret it...
she Norma didn't have the right to get one... what about the thousands of children who are born... live as sex slaves.. live as punching bags... what if the child grew up as one of these or worse a Hitler, or a Charles Manson... would she Norma have gone anti abortion? you can't go around judging all life by just one example....
Night Owl
Many Supreme Court cases are heard on events that are long past and will have not affect on the people bringing the action. It just ensures future people may not have to go through the same thing.
James
..Wow, I had never actually heard that, and I appreciate your decision in sharing this bit of information.
And, I'm not shocked that she became a pro-lifer. After suffering through the bureaucracy of the American legal system, I'm sure everytime she thought of abortion, she thought of that miserable experience of having to deal with incompetents and self-deluded individuals. Eventually, she likely equated the misery caused by the courts with abortion, and could no longer deal with it.
Anonymous
Does one woman's personal choices or beliefs affect the decisions of the court that is the final arbiter of our laws across the entire country? No. Its the same in any court decision. It is the Court that rules not individuals personal beliefs or leanings.