] A federal appeals court has agreed to hear a request from ] the woman formerly known as "Jane Roe" to reconsider the ] 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade that ] legalized abortion. ] ] Norma McCorvey, who joined with anti-abortion activists ] nearly 10 years ago, is seeking to have the decision ] overturned, citing what she says is more than 30 years of ] evidence that abortions are psychologically harmful to ] women. ] ] A federal district judge threw out her initial request in ] June, saying it was not made within a reasonable time. ] But the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of ] Appeals has agreed to hear McCorvey's arguments March 2. ] ] "It's something that I've wanted ever since Day One, and ] it's happening," McCorvey said from her Dallas home. ] ] Dallas County District Attorney Bill Hill, whose ] predecessor Henry Wade who was named in the original ] lawsuit, has not filed a response to McCorvey's appeal. ] That may put the appeals court in the unusual position of ] hearing arguments from only one side. Court to hear case to reopen Roe V. Wade |