Jane Roe to Testify Against Abortion Norma McCorvey, known as Jane Roe in Roe v. Wade , the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court landmark decision to legalize abortion, will testify against abortion as a keynote speaker before the Senate Constitution Subcommittee. In 1995, McCorvey stated that she now believed abortion to be murderously wrong, and volunteered for the militant Pro-Life group Operation Rescue. The hearing marks the 25th anniversary of Roe v. Wade , and will also include the testimony of doctors and legal experts who will speak both for and against abortion. A lesbian and gay rights bill that would require California employers to provide equal pay and benefits to workers with spouses or domestic partners was shot down by a state senate committee in a 4-2 vote. Four democrats opposed, abstained or did not attend the hearing.
Supporters blame reelection fears.
Art Croney of the Committee on Moral Concerns commented, Domestic partners are adult friends. They are nothing more than that. Domestic partners are not dependent on one another. They are free to find a better job.