Why It Matters That Jane Roe Says She Was Paid By The Religious Right

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Why It Matters That Jane Roe Says She Was Paid By The Religious Right
The revelation from Norma McCorvey, known as Jane Roe in Roe v. Wade, is a reminder of the most powerful asset of the anti-abortion movement: money.


(HiffPost) Norma McCorvey was one of the anti-abortion movement’s biggest success stories. Republican lawmakers shared her story in Congress: how she went from the center of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Case that legalized abortion in 1973, to decrying the procedure as an anti-abortion activist. Abortion opponents invited her to speak at rallies, and legislators hosted her before committees.

When she died in 2017, anti-choice activists applauded her life as evidence that even ardent abortion rights supporters could see the light. 

Now that’s all coming apart. In “AKA Jane Roe,” an FX documentary filmed shortly before her death, McCorvey revealed that she was paid to advocate against abortion. One activist confirmed this; others have denied it.

The film might not change minds ― the anti-abortion movement is well-funded and energized by an increasingly religious Republican Party. But it shows the lengths to which anti-abortion groups are willing to go to fight against the right to terminate a pregnancy. Caught in the middle was a woman who grew up poor, survived a physically abusive childhood and later escaped an abusive husband. She was homeless for certain periods, and was closeted and shamed for being a gay woman throughout her life. .........(more)

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[LizBeth]

1. So, the religious right, Religious as in Christians, LIED.

[blueinredohio]

2. Unless she shows proof she was paid no one will believe the story