Reversing Roe

Sep 1, 2018

1h 39m

★ 7.3

Who gets to decide?

Overview

Documentary that delves deep into the history of abortion law, revealing the contradictory ways in which women's bodies have been used to further political and ideological agendas.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Break Thru Films

Lincoln Square Productions

UnbeliEVAble Entertainment

Reversing Roe Trailers

Cast

Self

Donna Howard

Self

John Seago

Self

Brigitte Amiri

Self

Troy Newman

Self

Colleen McNicholas

Self (archive footage)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Self (archive footage)

Anthony M. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

Antonin Scalia

Self (archive footage)

Donald Trump

An intensely personal exploration of an explosive issue -- abortion in America. Wrenching first-person narratives from seven decades of women, each one facing an unplanned pregnancy -- and the dreadful decision that no one wants to make. Both pro-life and pro-choice, both out front on the picket line and inside the clinic, these women's stories turn politics into heart-searing drama: a pregnant 17-year-old and her pro-life mother whose conflict unfolds in front of the camera; a 22-year-old who became a pro-life protester when she learned that her mother nearly aborted her; an unhappy mother-of-two who's expecting a third when her marriage suddenly hits the rocks; a 71-year-old grandmother who still grieves for her mother, an early victim of illegal abortion. In this fusion of past and present, the history of abortion is the history of women -- told at a time in America when yesterday's back-alley abortions may be the only choice left for tomorrow.

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4.6

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1.0

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5.0

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7.0

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No overview available.

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0.0

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2.0

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