‘Roe baby’ Shelley Lynn Thornton to give first TV interview

Shelley Lynn Thornton, the woman identified as the baby at the center of the lawsuit that led to the 1973 Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision, which legalized abortion across the country, will give first television interview after her identity was revealed last month.

However, by the time that ruling was handed down, Thornton had been born and given up for adoption by McCorvey.

While McCorvey’s identity was revealed a few years after the court case, Thornton’s was unknown until an Atlantic article revealed her identity last month.