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'Jane Roe' Appeals To Supreme Court
World Net Daily ^ | 1-17-05 | World Net Daily

Posted on 01/18/2005 7:32:04 AM PST by ConservativeStLouisGuy

'Jane Roe' Appeals To Supreme Court: Plaintiff In Landmark Abortion Case Seeking To Overturn 1973 Decision

The woman known as "Roe" in the landmark case that struck down all state laws restricting abortion is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its 1973 decision.

As WorldNetDaily reported, Norma McCorvey began a quest in 2003 to reopen the case, based on changes in law and new scientific research that make the prior decision "no longer just." She cites the sworn testimony of more than 1,000 women who say they were hurt by abortion.

At a news conference at the Supreme Court tomorrow at 11 a.m. Eastern, McCorvey will announce she wants the high court to reverse Roe vs. Wade, or at least, order a trial on the merits.

"This is the day I've longed for," she said in a statement issued by her legal representation, the San Antonio-based Justice Foundation.

"Now we know so much more, and I plead with the court to listen to the witnesses and re-evaluate Roe vs. Wade," McCorvey said. "It was a dreadful day in America when the Supreme Court allowed a woman to kill her own child."

McCorvey's lead attorney, Allan Parker, president of the Justice Foundation, filed a petition for writ of certiorari Friday that will reach the high court tomorrow, asking it to hear the case.

It was first filed in a district court in Dallas in June 2003.

Parker's argument relies on federal rules that allow an original party to request a ruling be vacated when factual and legal changes make the decision no longer just.

He believes a significant change in most state laws has solved the issue of women being burdened with the unwanted responsibility of raising a child. The new laws allow a woman to take her newborn to a "safe haven" anonymously, providing a safer alternative to abortion.

McCorvey said each aborted child represents another tragedy, the harm to the mother.

"I've worked in abortion facilities, and I've seen firsthand the horrific nature of abortion and its devastation to women and girls," she said.

'Raw judicial power'

In September, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the case, saying the issue was moot because it did not present a "live case or controversy."

However, one of the three judges on the panel criticized the Supreme Court that handed down the original ruling, saying it was an "exercise of raw judicial power."

In her concurring opinion, Judge Edith Jones lamented the case was moot, which prevented McCorvey's evidence from being heard: "If courts were to delve into the facts underlying Roe's balancing scheme with present-day knowledge, they might conclude that the woman's 'choice' is far more risky and less beneficial, and the child's sentience far more advanced, than the Roe Court knew."

Jones wrote, "The perverse result of the Court's having determined through constitutional adjudication this fundamental social policy, which affects over a million women and unborn babies each year, is that the facts no longer matter. This is a peculiar outcome for a Court so committed to 'life' that it struggles with the particular facts of dozens of death penalty cases each year."

Among McCorvey's 5,437 pages of evidence are affidavits from more than 1,000 women who testify having an abortion has had devastating emotional, physical and psychological effects.

McCorvey announced in 1995 she had become a Christian and later launched a pro-life ministry called Roe No More. She told WorldNetDaily four years ago she was "used" by abortion-rights attorneys in their quest to legalize the procedure.

'Nightmares, flashbacks'

Among the women who testify of the harm done by abortion is Joyce Zounis, director of women's outreach for Operation Outcry: Silent No More, a national movement that encourages women to speak out on the issue.

"The aftermath of abortion is horrendous," said Zounis, who had the first of seven abortions at age 15. "I was told it would be over 'real quick' – it lasted 27 years!"

Zounis said "not once in eleven years was I told of the emotional complications an abortion can bring – personality changes, numbness, rage, never-ending mental anguish, the exhaustive effort of balancing my fragile state of mind, the tormenting silence of guilt and shame, the constant dissatisfaction with life and the absolute need to grieve the loss of my children.

A witness for McCorvey's case, Caron Strong, who has had four abortions, said: "Nightmares and suicidal thoughts are common, especially around the anniversary of the abortion or the date when the baby would have been born. Everyday sounds or events can act as a trigger."

Other women providing sworn testimony stated:

- "It devastated me. I had nightmares, flashbacks, fits of rage, uncontrollable crying, trouble sleeping, and could not look at pregnant women or children without feeling hurt, anger and guilt." – Amy Marie

- "No one told me that I would hear cries in the middle of the night." – Brandy

- "Twenty-five years later, I still cannot talk about it without tears and pain in my heart. It all looks simple on paper and seems like an easy way out of a bad spot, but no one tells you that the easy way out will cost you later in emotional damage and physical problems." – Scherrie


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1 posted on 01/18/2005 7:32:08 AM PST by ConservativeStLouisGuy
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To: ConservativeStLouisGuy

As far as I know, you can't appeal a case that you won 30 years after the fact.


2 posted on 01/18/2005 7:34:10 AM PST by Rodney King (No, we can't all just get along.)
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To: ConservativeStLouisGuy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1322806/posts

(FR posting from yesterday on same article -- re-posted today for today's crowd)
3 posted on 01/18/2005 7:36:43 AM PST by ConservativeStLouisGuy (11th FReeper Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Unnecessarily Excerpt)
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It's disgraceful that the pro-"choice" people don't fully explain its real meaning: Your choice is to kill your child.

Particularly these pro-death cultists prey on young adults who simply don't possess the maturity to understand all the implications. It's a disgrace that our kind of society allows this to continue.


4 posted on 01/18/2005 7:46:10 AM PST by AmericanChef
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To: ConservativeStLouisGuy

Doesn't she know that it wasn't her case, it was the ACLU's?


5 posted on 01/18/2005 7:49:17 AM PST by Defiant (The immigration solution is to follow and enforce the law.)
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To: AmericanChef
I couldn't agree more. This is not about someones right to practice some New Age religion that doesn't hurt anyone else. Your CHOICE KILLS another human life. What about the rights of the child.
6 posted on 01/18/2005 7:51:14 AM PST by Tigerjam
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To: ConservativeStLouisGuy
I hope and pray I am wrong but I have a funny feeling the Bush Administration will not be going out of their way to assist in this case. I would not be surprised if they file a Friend of the Court brief that is unsupportive of overturning Roe v Wade.
7 posted on 01/18/2005 8:14:45 AM PST by Mark in the Old South (Note to GOP "Deliver or perish" Re: Specter I guess the GOP "chooses" to perish)
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To: Rodney King

You can ask that the verdict be set aside.


8 posted on 01/18/2005 8:31:24 AM PST by massgopguy (massgopguy)
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To: AmericanChef
It's disgraceful that the pro-"choice" people don't fully explain its real meaning: Your choice is to kill your child.

Particularly these pro-death cultists prey on young adults who simply don't possess the maturity to understand all the implications. It's a disgrace that our kind of society allows this to continue.


How true, how true. The abortion industry is in it ONLY for the money -- and nothing else....just like the trial lawyers (like John Edwards used to be)....
9 posted on 01/18/2005 9:03:59 AM PST by ConservativeStLouisGuy (11th FReeper Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Unnecessarily Excerpt)
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To: Defiant
Doesn't she know that it wasn't her case, it was the ACLU's?

I'm very sure that she knows this...and that she has access to the BEST legal representation as she seeks to overturn the Roe vs. Wade legislation...
10 posted on 01/18/2005 9:07:13 AM PST by ConservativeStLouisGuy (11th FReeper Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Unnecessarily Excerpt)
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To: Mark in the Old South
I hope and pray I am wrong but I have a funny feeling the Bush Administration will not be going out of their way to assist in this case. I would not be surprised if they file a Friend of the Court brief that is unsupportive of overturning Roe v Wade.

I have faith in President George W. Bush.

I must admit that while he has an "unconventional" way of enacting policies, etc his HEART is in the right place -- both figuratively and literally!
11 posted on 01/18/2005 9:09:48 AM PST by ConservativeStLouisGuy (11th FReeper Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Unnecessarily Excerpt)
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To: ConservativeStLouisGuy

You would do better to put your faith in God instead of man, any man, including W.


12 posted on 01/18/2005 10:36:22 AM PST by Mark in the Old South (Note to GOP "Deliver or perish" Re: Specter I guess the GOP "chooses" to perish)
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To: Mark in the Old South
You would do better to put your faith in God instead of man, any man, including W.

I put my faith in GODly men, including that of President George W. Bush...
13 posted on 01/18/2005 11:54:39 AM PST by ConservativeStLouisGuy (11th FReeper Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Unnecessarily Excerpt)
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To: Mark in the Old South
....in other words, I have faith in God and the men He puts on this earth -- Pres Bush included...

Any questions? :-)
14 posted on 01/18/2005 11:59:01 AM PST by ConservativeStLouisGuy (11th FReeper Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Unnecessarily Excerpt)
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To: ConservativeStLouisGuy
That's a little better than the first draft. I wish I could share your confidence in the man but I remember all the talk about Jimmy Carter and his faith. Over time that has proven to be a sham. The direction the GOP has taken on abortion leaves me in doubt. In fact I feel the vast majority of the GOP has been deceiving us on this issue. Recent revelations on Nixon and foreign policy regarding population control, including abortion, has me concerned. The timing of this policy near about the time of Roe v Wade is just too much for me to ignore.

There is a move to repeal this hateful policy but it has yet to be done. The father (#41) was pro abortion up until he was approached to be Reagan's VP. His mother and his wife have been quoted making clearly pro abortion statements. And oh course the continued funding by the federal government of abortion clinics. The myth is the funding is for "other" services but handing someone a faulty condom as you are scheduling their abortion is yet another sham. I doubt the SCOTUS would have dared to pass Roe if they thought the Congress or POTUS would balk. The Court would fold tomorrow with just a few changes to the national budget. The problem is not as hard to fix as so many pretend.
15 posted on 01/18/2005 12:16:18 PM PST by Mark in the Old South (Note to GOP "Deliver or perish" Re: Specter I guess the GOP "chooses" to perish)
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To: massgopguy

This woman will probably die in a car "accident."


17 posted on 01/18/2005 12:48:14 PM PST by RobRoy (Science is about "how." Christianity is about "why.")
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To: Mark in the Old South

I hope and pray you're wrong as well and do believe this stronghold is coming down. Too many prayer warriors ain't letting go and you know what God says about united prayer.


18 posted on 01/18/2005 2:05:56 PM PST by GrannyAnnie (as right as I can be)
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To: RobRoy

The Rule 60(b) motion was first filed in the summer, 2003. Taking a long time for someone to set up a car "accident", isn't it?


19 posted on 01/19/2005 1:14:46 PM PST by Ready4Freddy (Veni Vidi Velcro)
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To: Ready4Freddy

Well, how long do they have before the "final solution" is the only one left?


20 posted on 01/19/2005 1:26:28 PM PST by RobRoy (Science is about "how." Christianity is about "why.")
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