 "Roe v. Wade" reshaped American politics, dividing much of the United States into abortion rights and anti-abortion movements, while activating grassroots movements on both sides.The decision involved the case of a woman named Norma McCorveyknown in her lawsuit under the pseudonym "Jane Roe"who in 1969 became pregnant with her third child and wanted an abortion.But McCorvey lived in Texas, where abortion was illegal except when necessary to save the mother's life.