JointNormaLetter 21MAY2020

Open Letter
To: FX Entertainment Chairman John Landgraf and the Director of AKA Jane Roe
Nick Sweeney
From: The Pro-life Advocates who Actually Knew Norma McCorvey

Dear Mr. Landgraf and Mr. Sweeney,
The following is a joint statement from pro-life leaders who knew her, some for decades,
some who took her into their homes and shared their lives for years, in response to
widespread media reports on the FX’ AKA Jane Roe that focuses on Norma McCorvey,
set to air Friday, May 22.
Not content with trashing pro-life hero Phyllis Schlafly, FX has now set its sights on a
pro-choice heroine turned pro-life heroine; Norma McCorvey (Roe in Roe v.
Wade). Most of us have seen caricatures of ourselves in the media made possible by
selective editing, outright omissions, and direct falsehoods. An entertainment enterprise
is the last place any of us would seek out for the facts on women whom we actually
knew, loved and admired.
Norma was a woman who lived a complicated life and experienced many heartaches.
She struggled to make her place in the world, but she never sought an abortion or had
one, though the minds behind Roe v. Wade implied the opposite. She regretted the way
she was used in the case that ultimately carried her name. We know this because she
said so, directly, to many of us. And as we personally know, she carried her pro-life
convictions with pride and passion. And in a sworn affidavit, she affirmed her
convictions, signing her name to this statement: “I obviously advocated legalized
abortion for many years following Roe v. Wade. But, working in the abortion clinics
forced me to accept what abortion really is: It is a violent act which kills human beings
and destroys the peace and the real interests of the mothers involved.”
At the end of her life, some of us engaged with Norma and were able to spend time with
her. This also makes us wonder about the broader context of the conversations
presented in this edited documentary designed to shock and undermine her story. We
ask for the unedited footage of the exchanges, to see for ourselves just what was left on
the proverbial cutting room floor.
With the strength of the pro-life movement throwing that Supreme Court decision back
into the balance, the abortion industry and its media lackies are scrambling to rewrite
history and shift public sentiment in favor of Roe in order to protect abortion. What does
it mean to support Roe v. Wade? It means supporting an unjust and unconstitutional
ruling that sanctioned the violent killings of 60 million American children and counting. It
means applauding a death count that grows by the thousands each day. It means
protecting the license to kill.
The bottom line is that the woman we knew personally does not resemble the woman
portrayed on FX, which is why we skeptically reject a production that came out after
Norma’s death, when she couldn’t correct the record for herself and which contradicted
her earlier statements. Fact Check FX: your production doesn’t line up with the decades
of friendship we personally shared with Norma. FX, we don’t believe you and want to
see the raw footage.
We look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Pro-Life Leaders who knew and worked with Norma
(In Alphabetical Order)
Christopher Bell
Founder/President Connie Eller
Good Counsel homes for mothers and Missouri Blacks for Life
babies
Joan Bell David Daleiden

Apostolate of Gloria Dei The Center for Medical Progress.
Astrid Bennett Gutierrez Steven Ertelt

Executive Director Editor
The VIDA Initiative LifeNews
Articles responding to the facts of the
Cynthia Collins documentary here and here.
Founder
SpeakHope.net Fr. Terry Gensemer
Global Advisor Director
Operation Outcry CEC for Life
Fr. Terry Responds to Deceptive
Cheryl Conrad Documentary AKA Jane Roe
Co-Founder
Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust Brian Gibson
Executive Director
Anne Schlafly Cori Pro-Life Action Ministries
Chairman
Eagle Forum Kristi Hamrick
Chief Media Strategist
Gregory S. Cox Students for Life of America/Students
Vice President of Constituency Affairs for Life Action
Liberty Counsel
Mark Harrington
President
Created Equal Troy Newman
President
Kristan Hawkins Operation Rescue
President
Students for Life of America Peggy Nienaber
Students for Life Action Vice President
Kristan Hawkins criticizes FX’s Faith & Liberty
portrayal of Norma McCorvey and
notes the viewpoints of those who knew Allan E. Parker, Jr,
her Lead Counsel for Norma McCorvey
in her efforts to reverse Roe v Wade
Dr. Alveda King President, The Justice Foundation.
Evangelist Documents at
Civil Rights for The Unborn www.thejusticefoundation.org
Priests for Life
Father Frank Pavone
Monica Migliorino Miller Priests for Life
Citizens for a Pro Life Society www.PriestsForLife.org/Norma
Lynn Mills Alexandra Snyder, Esq.

Pro-Life Michigan Executive Director
Life Legal Defense Foundation
Janet Morana
Executive Director Cheryl Sullenger
Priests for Life Senior Vice President
Co-Founder Operation Rescue
Silent No More
Jeff White
Founder
Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust
Contact: Kristi Hamrick [email protected]

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Open Letter

From: The Pro-life Advocates who Actually Knew Norma McCorvey

Dear Mr. Landgraf and Mr. Sweeney,

We look forward to your response.

Joan Bell David Daleiden

Astrid Bennett Gutierrez Steven Ertelt

Lynn Mills Alexandra Snyder, Esq.

Contact: Kristi Hamrick [email protected]

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