In 1970, two attorneys dedicated to women’s advocacy, and recent graduates from the University of Texas Law School, Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee, took McCorvey’s case and dubbed their plaintiff “Jane Roe” a pseudonym to help protect her identity. Then on March 3, 1970, Coffee filed a complaint at the Dallas federal district courthouse, suing the State of Texas over the constitutionality over its abortion laws. The case was later amended into a class action lawsuit on behalf of all other women who were or might become pregnant and want to consider all the options. The suit was filed against Henry Wade, the Dallas district attorney, and official responsible for enforcing criminal laws, including anti-abortion statutes. The suit asked that
