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Their plaintiff, anonymised as "Jane Roe", was referred to Coffee's office by a colleague, and the litigation process for Roe v. Wade began.

"Jane Roe's" real name was Norma McCorvey (1947-2017). Her identity is known because later in her life she spoke about her experience as Roe. At the time, she was 21 years old, and pregnant for the third time.