"Shameful fake news would have us believe that Norma McCorvey was a mercenary. Nothing could be further from the truth," she said. "For those of us who knew and loved Norma, we know that at the end, Norma loved God, and Norma loved life.
"Fake news baited and switched on Norma just before her death," King continued. "According to the Rev.
Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, Norma wrote to him saying that she'd been booked for an interview for 'AKA Jane Roe.' Norma was so excited; they promised to let her tell her story; and told her they would pay her for it. From my personal perspective, they interviewed Norma and took her words out of context."
She added, "Norma McCorvey's conversion to Christianity in 1995 led her to become one of the most devoted pro-life advocates of our times. Her pro-life testimony is truly a gift of love."
Fox News reached out to Fr. Pavone and he stood by King's claims. He said Norma was like a sibling to him and was prone to emotional mood swings due to trauma from her past. However, he maintained that she never lost her foundational beliefs in God or lost sight of the moral implications of abortion.
"I spoke to her almost every day," he told Fox News. "I became like a close brother to her for 22 years. I was her main guide in her process of healing and her involvement in the pro-life movement. We worked together professionally and we became personal friends. We knew everything about Norma. She was completely transparent with me."
Pavone also said the idea that McCorvey's statement was a "deathbed" confession is another falsity, being peddled by a biased media. He claims to have text messages from her, during the time of the film's production, to support his story