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The woman whose conception was central to the Roe v. Wade ruling spoke out against the Supreme Court reversal.
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Shelley Lynn Thornton shared: ABC news that she is concerned about what lies ahead.
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“Too often a woman’s choice, voice and individual freedom has been decided for her by others,” she said.
The woman whose conception Roe v. Wade sparked released a statement this week opposing the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to overturn the landmark 1973 case, which previously protected federal abortion rights.
Shelley Lynn ThorntonNorma McCorvey’s biological daughter, who used the pseudonym “Jane Roe” during the trial, told ABC news on Monday that she worries the SCOTUS ruling could portend future turmoil.
“Too often a woman’s choice, voice and individual freedom has been decided for her by others. Being tied to the center of Roe v. Wade, I have a unique perspective on this matter specifically,” Thornton told the outlet through a spokesperson.
“I believe the decision to have an abortion is a personal, medical choice that should be between a woman, her family and her doctor,” she added. “We have lived in times of uncertainty and uncertainty before, but the fact that such a fundamental right is being taken away and this ruling being reversed worries me about what lies ahead.”
Thornton’s identity was unknown for decades after Roe v. Wade, but she came forward last year and identified herself as the baby at the heart of the matter. McCorvey never had the abortion she fought for, as the lawsuit in the case lasted long after she gave birth and then gave up her child for adoption.
In an article from 2021 in The Atlantic Ocean, as well as the book by journalist Joshua Prager’The Family Roe: An American StoryThornton shared her life after finding out she was the kid in downtown Roe. She said that knowing she would be terminated had affected her mental health, leaving her anxious and depressed. But she also said she didn’t. don’t want to be used as an anti-abortion symbol.
“I don’t think I understand why it’s a government concern,” Thornton told The Atlantic.
McCorvey died of heart failure in 2017 at the age of 69.
Thornton’s statement echoed similar comments from Melissa Mills, McCorvey’s eldest daughter. Mills told CNN that her mother would be “devastated” by Friday’s Supreme Court decision.
“I was in disbelief. I was devastated,” Mills said on CNN’s “New Day.” “I knew it was coming, but it was just too real for it to actually happen.”
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