Norma McCorvey

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Attorney Gloria Allred stands at the center holding hands with her client Norma McCorvey, known as Jane Roe, who wears a blue sweatshirt, during a pro-choice rally on the steps of the US Capitol.

Norma McCorvey: Media

American activist

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The real “Roe”

The real “Roe”

Norma McCorvey, left, who was Jane Roe in the 1973 Roe v. Wade...

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Attorney Gloria Allred stands at the center holding hands with her client Norma McCorvey, known as Jane Roe, who wears a blue sweatshirt, during a pro-choice rally on the steps of the US Capitol.

Gloria Allred and Norma McCorvey

Activists Gloria Allred (left foreground) and Norma McCorvey (right) at a rally for...

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