The Fragile Promise of Choice: Abortion in the United States Today (1996)
- Original title
- The Fragile Promise of Choice
- Directed by
- Dorothy Fadiman
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 57 min
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary from 1996 looks at the state of abortion rights and access in the United States 23 years after Roe v. Wade. It mixes interviews with abortion providers and news footage to show the ongoing challenges and debates around the issue.
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What happens
The Fragile Promise of Choice: Abortion in the United States Today is a documentary film by Dorothy Fadiman which examines abortion rights and access in the U.S. in 1996 which was 23 years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade. Fadiman narrated the film which featured interviews with abortion care providers and news clips, including one of Dr. George Tiller. It is the last of three films called the Trilogy on Reproductive Rights or the From the Back-Alleys to the Supreme Court & Beyond Trilogy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Six O'Clock News (1996)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.