Jane Roe never had an abortion. In fact, she is not even pro-choice. Her real name is Norma McCorvey, and it's been 40 years since she was the anonymous plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that eventually became the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. McCorvey's legal pseudonym is shorthand for a defining victory of the pro-choice movement, yet she has dedicated most of her life to the pro-life movement. She is a symbol for all that was won and all that has been lost in the decades of culture war—a conflict that has unmoored our nation's public discourse on abortion. Norma is like a lot of ... Read More