Amanpour and Company

Who Was Jane Roe? The Story of the Woman Behind Roe v. Wade

Clip: 09/26/2022 | 17m 55s  | Video has closed captioning.

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.

Aired: 09/26/22

Rating: NR

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