In the controversial case, roe v. wade, a pregnant woman who was given the name jane roe to hide her identity attempted to get an abortion but they were illegal in texas so she sued the state for invasion of privacy. roe's real name is norma mccorvey; she was an ex-carnival worker who was raped and became pregnant. in 1969, when she moved back to her home state, she was denied and abortion on grounds that her health was not threatened. she started to look for other options, such as an abortion clinic out of the country, but those were too risky. she had given up searching for a safe, clinical abortion when two lawyers contacted her about her story. these lawyers were linda coffee and sarah weddington. weddington had herself been through
