Who Was Jane Roe The Shocking Story Of The Woman Behind Roe V Wade Amanpour And Company

A judge in Arizona has ruled the state can enforce a ban on nearly all abortions, following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade this summer. Joshua Prager has spent a decade researching the life of the woman at the heart of that landmark ruling, known as Jane Roe. The author of "The Family Roe: An American Story" talks with Michel Martin.

Originally aired on September 26, 2022

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