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I remained basically anonymous for almost 17 years. I, in those 17 years, I tried to commit suicide a couple of times. I was very ashamed of what I had done, and I was looking for forgiveness not only from God but from myself.

Norma McCorvey

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Norma McCorvey
Age: 69 †
Born: 1947
Born: September 22
Died: 2017
Died: February 18
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Louisiana
Jane Roe
Norma Leah Nelson McCorvey
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It's not your body, it's not your choice, because you got that from God. He gave that to you.
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Instead of helping women in Roe v. Wade, I brought destruction to me & millions of women.
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Father God, we just ask You to open Your wide, wide arms and look down upon us, Lord, and lead us, and let us know what we should do to stop this, this terrible, terrible holocaust.
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It doesn't make any difference what religion you are, or how young you are or how old you are-if they go to these abortion mills and stand there and pray-that would make a lot of difference.
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I deeply regret the damage my original case caused women. I want the Supreme Court to examine the evidence and have a spirit of justice for women and children.
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The holocaust against the unborn is the greatest sin they could ever do or even ever participate in.
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The abortionist I worked for, he's a very greedy man, a selfish man.
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I think everyone should sit down and write a book. It's a lot like therapy but a lot less expensive.
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I told the attorneys that I had been raped in hopes that it would speed things up in the court system. However, the wheels of justice turn remotely very slow and a women can just stay pregnant for so long.
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My case was wrongfully decided and has caused great harm to the women and children of our nation.
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But Sarah Weddingtonhad never told me that what I was signing would allow women to use abortions as a form of birth control. We talked about truly desperate and needy women, not women already wearing maternity clothes.
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I was the Jane Roe of Roe vs. Wade, but Jane Roe has been laid to rest.
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There's a feminist writer, Naomi Wolfe, who is reconsidering her position on abortion.
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