Norma McCorvey, Roe Of Landmark 'Roe V. Wade' Ruling On Abortion, Dies At 69 - NPRNPRNorma McCorvey, Roe Of Landmark 'Roe V. Wade' Ruling On Abortion, Dies At 69NPRUpdated at 3:50 p.m. ET. Many only know Norma McCorvey by a name that's not hers. Under the pseudonym Jane Roe, McCorvey became the central figure of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion in the U.S. But in ...Norma McCorvey, Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, dies at 69Chicago TribuneNorma McCorvey, 'Jane Roe' of Roe v. Wade decision, dies at 69Minneapolis Star TribuneNorma McCorvey, Jane Roe of famous Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision, diesWABC-TVNew York Times -CNN -Washington Post -Vanity Fairall 161 news articles »