The Roe v Wade abortion case inspired Joshua Prager to find the real family at the centre of the legal battle

Norma McCorvey, the woman at the heart of the Roe v Wade case, gave birth to a child before the landmark case settled. Jonathan Prager set out to find that child. (Getty: Bob Riha)

Roe v Wade has been the law of the land in America and at the heart of that nation's political debate for almost 50 years.

That debate continues even now that the law – which in 1973 established the right of a woman to have an abortion until the point of viability, or later if required to protect her health or life – has been overturned.