Roe vs. Wade plaintiff says she was paid to switch her stance on abortion in new documentary
By Marina Pitofsky - 05/19/20 02:08 PM EDT
Norma McCorvey, the anonymous plaintiff in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, revealed in a newly-released interview that she protested against abortion rights later in life because she was paid by anti-abortion organizations.
In “AKA Jane Row,†a documentary filmed in the months before her death in 2017 that is set to premiere on FX Friday, McCorvey says that she was paid by anti-abortion groups, the LA Times reported.
“I was the big fish. I think it was a mutual thing. I took their money and they’d put me out in front of the cameras and tell me what to say. That’s what I’d say,†McCorvey said in what she calls a 'deathbed confession.' “It was all an act. I did it well, too. I am a good actress.â€
McCorvey also reaffirmed her support for abortion rights in the documentary, stating: “If a young woman wants to have an abortion, that’s no skin off my ass. That’s why they call it choice,†the LA Times reported.
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