ROE vs ROE

The pro-abortion groups must be having a Maalox moment today. Norma McCorvey, aka Jane Roe of the (in)famous Roe v Wade case, wants to overturn the precedent that her own case set in 1973. In other words, wants to undo Roe and sent abortion laws and decisions back to the states. She filed a motion in a Texas court today to do just that.

More power to her.

McCorvey's story is by now well-known. She wasn't raped, and therefore lied in order to get her original case before the courts. She was badly used by the pro-abortion lawyers and other forces for decades, made up to be the movement's standard-bearer for the press and cameras but otherwise disrespected and all but ignored when the cameras weren't around. She ended up having the baby she once tried to abort, thanks to the glacial pace of our legal system, and that baby is today a healthy daughter of about 30.

Today Norma McCorvey is a Christian and a pro-life advocate who says she regrets the role she played as Jane Roe. She wants to right the wrong she participated in, and get a case based on lies that has led to the murder of millions of babies overturned.

Like I said, more power to her. I hope she wins, and wins big.

UPDATE: She lost. Disappointing, but not surprising.