Sam Brownback: Brownback to Host Norma McCorvey at Straw Poll

The "Jane Roe" of Roe v. Wade will support Brownback this Saturday

August 7, 2007 -- DES MOINES – U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, Republican candidate for president, announced today that Norma McCorvey, the "Jane Roe" of Roe v. Wade, will join him Saturday at the Ames straw poll.

"Sam Brownback is the right person, in the right place at the right time for our nation as we seek to embrace a culture of life," said McCorvey. "I call on pro-life Iowans to vote for Senator Brownback in Ames this Saturday. Our nation needs a president with strength, courage and moral fortitude--one who will lead our society on a path that respects human life and dignity."

In 1970, Norma McCorvey, then an impoverished pregnant woman, was convinced by a team of ambitious lawyers to be their plaintiff in a case that would challenge the Texas state law prohibiting abortion. The case, Roe v. Wade, was eventually appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

In 1995, McCorvey abandoned her pro-choice activism and became a vocal pro-life Christian. In 1997, she founded Roe No More, a pro-life ministry. In 2005, McCorvey formally petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn the 1973 decision that bears her name.

"I am honored that such a staunch defender of the dignity of the unborn will join me at Ames this Saturday," said Brownback.

Source: Sam Brownback campaign