‘Roe baby’ identity finally revealed

Published September 9, 2021 9:28pm ET



A woman revealed herself to be the child whom the landmark Supreme Court abortion case Roe v. Wade involved more than 47 years later.

Shelley Lynn Thornton, a 51-year-old resident of Arizona, announced she was the famous “Roe baby” in a new book titled The Family Roe: An American Story.

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