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Norma McCorvey of Roe v. Wade Abortion Case Makes First Pro-Life TV Ad
Life News ^ | 6/17/08 | Steven Ertelt

Posted on 06/17/2008 3:56:05 PM PDT by wagglebee

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Norma McCorvey, the former Jane Roe of the infamous Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case that ushered in an era of unlimited abortions, has just finished making her first-ever television commercial. McCorvey, who became pro-life over a decade ago, hopes the commercial will change hearts and minds on abortion.

In the new commercial, produced by the pro-life firm VirtueMedia, McCorvey speaks out against abortion and denounces the limited role she had in the high court case.

She talks about the way activist lawyers used her divorce case to promote their pro-abortion agenda.

"Back in 1973, I was a very confused twenty-one year old with one child and facing an unplanned pregnancy," she explains in the ad. "At the time I fought to obtain a legal abortion, but truth be told, I have three daughters and never had an abortion."

After a Christian conversion in 1995, McCorvey began making her newfound pro-life views known.

"Upon knowing God, I realized that my case which legalized abortion on demand, was the biggest mistake of my life," she said.

McCorvey concludes the public service announcement-style message saying, "You read about me in history books, but now I am dedicated to spreading the truth about preserving the dignity of all human life from natural conception to natural death.”

Leading pro-life attorney Allan Sears, the head of the Alliance Defense Fund, told LifeNews.com he's excited by the potential of the commercial to make an impact on the abortion debate.

"Norma McCorvey’s testimony is an incredible example of God’s redeeming grace," he said. "I commend Norma for her courage to speak out on the evils of abortion and pray that her redemptive story will touch hearts and change minds.”

VirtueMedia, a nonprofit media organization founded in 1998 by Tom Peterson, produced the McCorvey ad spot.

Their creative ads are licensed to Right to Life groups, and have aired across North America and foreign countries in both English and Spanish.

Related web sites:
VirtueMedia - http://www.virtuemedia.org



TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abortion; ads; bornagain; moralabsolutes; normamccorvey; prolife
I would love to see this ad run prime time on nationwide TV during a major event like the Democrat Convention.
1 posted on 06/17/2008 3:56:08 PM PDT by wagglebee
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2 posted on 06/17/2008 3:57:02 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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3 posted on 06/17/2008 3:58:40 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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VirtueMedia - http://www.virtuemedia.org

Darned fine website, if I do say so myself.

4 posted on 06/17/2008 4:01:22 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Given such dismal choices, I guess I'll vote for the old guy.)
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God bless you, Norma. May He use your story in a powerful way.


5 posted on 06/17/2008 4:03:57 PM PDT by Faith
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If FOCA and the fairnees doctrine get enacted, such an ad will be considered “hate speech”.


6 posted on 06/17/2008 4:04:34 PM PDT by Rca2000 ( Hitler promised "change" too. "to the trains, move it along people, to the trains".)
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Abortion stops a baby’s beating heart.

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7 posted on 06/17/2008 4:41:11 PM PDT by cpforlife.org
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Roe No More website
9 posted on 06/17/2008 5:21:11 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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10 posted on 06/17/2008 5:26:16 PM PDT by kingattax (99 % of liberals give the rest a bad name)
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I knew she turned pro life....what took her so long to do this?

Could it have been pressure from the pro-aborts?

11 posted on 06/17/2008 5:44:49 PM PDT by sionnsar (trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
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The intense pro-abortion tilt of the media is demonstrated by the extent to which our media—so attuned to “human interest” tales—has completely ignored Norma McCovey’s daughter, now a grown woman and a mother herself.
Because the courts move slowly, Roe's child was born before the Supreme Court decreed that the State of Texas could not prevent the child's murder. She was given up for adoption. As one might expect, she is estranged from natural mother Mc Covey, the woman who wanted to kill her. As also might be expected , the near-miss survivor is pro-life, the reason you will NEVER see her interviewed on the tube.
12 posted on 06/17/2008 5:56:41 PM PDT by Godwin1
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To: Faith

I hope it saves many children from that terrible fate.


13 posted on 06/17/2008 6:13:55 PM PDT by LauraJean (sometimes I win sometimes I donate to the equine benevolent society)
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::giggle:: per post #1 and you propose to haul this off how? too bad there isn’t a way to do it by surprise attack, eh?


14 posted on 06/17/2008 8:43:43 PM PDT by MountainFlower (There but by the grace of God go I.)
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15 posted on 06/17/2008 9:21:18 PM PDT by taraytarah
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We can pray that mother and daughter reconcile while they can. Tho they have traveled different and painful routes, it seeems they’ve arrived at the same place. It is easy enough to understand the daughter’s feelings, but at some point, for her own good if not Ms. MCorvey’s, I hope she can find foriveness in her heart and bridge the estrangement.


16 posted on 06/17/2008 9:27:37 PM PDT by EDINVA (Proud American for 23,062 days.... and counting!)
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VirtueMedia is a wonderful organization. After tithing to the Church, it is our #1 charitable contribution.

17 posted on 06/17/2008 10:16:29 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Given such dismal choices, I guess I'll vote for the old guy.)
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18 posted on 06/18/2008 3:29:15 AM PDT by 8mmMauser (Jezu ufam tobie...Jesus I trust in Thee)
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