The Silent Scream (1984)

Directed by

Bernard Nathanson

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

28 min

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary shows an abortion procedure using ultrasound footage. The narrator claims the fetus shows signs of reacting in pain. It was made to argue against abortion.

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What happens

The Silent Scream is a 1984 anti-abortion film created and narrated by Bernard Nathanson, a former abortion provider who had become an anti-abortion activist. It was produced by Crusade for Life, Inc., an evangelical anti-abortion organization, and has been described as a pro-life propaganda film. The film depicts the abortion process via ultrasound and shows an abortion taking place in the uterus. During the abortion process, the fetus is described as appearing to make outcries of pain and discomfort. The video has been a popular tool used by the anti-abortion campaign in arguing against abortion, but it has been criticized as misleading by members of the medical community. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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