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This week, the release of a draft Supreme Court opinion striking down Roe v. Wade has put a spotlight on the 50-year-old case that redefined abortion in America.

Today, we revisit a two-part series that first ran in 2018 about the history of the case and the woman behind it.

In Part 1, the story of Jane Roe.

The Story of Roe v. Wade, Part 1: Who Was Jane Roe? (From the Archive)

From New York Times, I'm Michael Bavaro. This is a Daily.

This week, the release of a draft Supreme Court opinion striking down

Roe vs. Wade has put a spotlight on the 50-year-old case that redefined abortion in America.

Today, we revisit a two-part series that first ran in 2018 about the history of that case

and the woman behind it. In part one, Supreme Attabournese tells the story of Jane Roe.

Do you want to see the court overturn Roe?

Well, if we put another two or perhaps three justices on, that's really what's going to be,

that's will happen. And that'll happen automatically in my opinion because I am putting pro-life

You don't understand, so don't say that you do.

You don't understand that making abortion illegal and inaccessible will hurt more women than just

What about the children that are hurting?

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0:00.0	From New York Times, I'm Michael Bavaro. This is a Daily.
0:10.1	This week, the release of a draft Supreme Court opinion striking down
0:15.2	Roe vs. Wade has put a spotlight on the 50-year-old case that redefined abortion in America.
0:23.5	Today, we revisit a two-part series that first ran in 2018 about the history of that case
0:32.3	and the woman behind it. In part one, Supreme Attabournese tells the story of Jane Roe.
0:41.1	It's Saturday, May 7.
0:50.6	Do you want to see the court overturn Roe?
0:52.8	Well, if we put another two or perhaps three justices on, that's really what's going to be,
0:58.0	that's will happen. And that'll happen automatically in my opinion because I am putting pro-life
1:03.8	justices on the court.
1:05.1	You don't understand, so don't say that you do.
1:11.0	I understand why your point is...
1:13.4	You don't understand that making abortion illegal and inaccessible will hurt more women than just
1:17.2	having equal access for everyone.
1:19.6	What about the children that are hurting?
1:21.1	My body, my children are not children.
1:22.6	Their fetus says, my body, my choice.
1:25.1	Take a look at that case here.
1:26.3	It's got to hurt.
1:27.1	My body, my choice.
1:28.3	It's got to hurt.
1:30.3	My body, my choice.
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