The Family Roe: An American Story is a 2021 book written by Joshua Prager. The book is a biographical account of Norma McCorvey, known as "Jane Roe" in the 1973 landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade. The Roe case, which established a woman's constitutional right to an abortion that persisted for nearly fifty years before being overturned in 2022, is one of the most controversial opinions in American jurisprudence. The Family Roe was a finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
Recognition
Finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction Finalist for the 2022 J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize Finalist for the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction NPR's Best Books of 2021 The New York Times Notable Book of 2021 Time magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of 2021
See also
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Shelley Lynn Thornton
References
External links
The Epic Life of the Woman Behind Roe v. Wade The messy family saga and complicated characters behind Roe v. Wade The Realities Of Abortion Politics In 'Family Roe: An American Story' & 'Red Clocks' ‘The Family Roe’ Ignores the Elephant Our One Fight: A new book tries to bring together "both sides" of the abortion debate. Its timing is terrible. The Family Roe and the Messy Reality of the Abortion "Jane Roe" Didn’t Get