Embed

Abort Me Not

The battle over abortion in the US

Abortion was made a constitutional right in the US after a 1973 landmark legal ruling known as the Roe v Wade case. The Supreme Court overturned that ruling on June 24, 2022, giving conservative states the right to decide in favor of an abortion ban. While pro-lifers hope to legislate against abortion across the United States, pro-choicers believe that denying women’s right to access health care will lead to more serious consequences. Though both of these viewpoints have fierce opponents and advocates, life presents cases that are far more complicated than just 'yes' or 'no' options.

For a woman who calls herself 'Mother by choice' an abortion ban would’ve meant death. In 2012, doctors said she and her child wouldn’t survive the delivery, and performing an abortion was the only way to save the mother. Though her life was at risk, she was forced to travel out of state to terminate her pregnancy.

Yet for another woman, having the possibility to make an abortion became devastating. 'I remember hoping that there would be people trying to convince us to not go in, to change our mind. I was hopeful that I would be turned away.' Twenty two years later she can’t stop thinking of that mistake and still lives in depression and anxiety.

Will an abortion ban create problems or solve them?

Follow stories the mainstream media ignores: Follow RTD's Twitter

WATCH TRAILER
Please rate this film

10.00(8 users)

Published: 24 October 2022 17:00

Duration

27:40

Tags
Watch this film in Russian

don't miss

26:33
Health 04 April 2022 14:50

Abortion: America’s Divide . US battle over abortion ban

26:33
Society 24 May 2014 00:00

The Choice. Unplanned pregnancies and the tough choice they pose for women

26:33
Society 18 November 2016 00:00

Tough Love. Challenging Vietnam’s abortion rate, one baby at a time

26:33
Human Rights 08 September 2017 00:00

Sterilised. Victims of Peru’s forced sterilisation programme seeking justice

26:33
Religion 19 April 2022 17:15

Voodoo Brides

26:33
Personalities 22 September 2014 00:00

Agafia. Russian Hermit Surviving in Taiga for 70 years

26:33
History 18 October 2010 00:00

Alaska: The Great Deal

26:33
Personalities 18 December 2017 00:00

Anna Halprin. Dance To Heal. Healing trauma with the power of movement

26:33
Crime and Terrorism 10 October 2018 12:00

Sex and the Oil City. Sex crime and drugs: The dark side of North Dakota’s oil boom

26:33
Human Rights 21 December 2020 20:00

Lady Cops of Afghanistan. Afghan policewomen risk being terrorised, rejected by family, killed but still struggle for an independent career

26:33
Society 15 September 2014 00:00

Welcome to Juvie. Juvenile offenders get new lease on life through art, theater and sports

26:33
Arts and Culture 20 February 2017 00:00

Dangerous Music. Reviving traditional Afghan music in spite of terror threats

26:33
Human Rights 31 October 2016 00:00

Stitched up in Cambodia. When having a baby means losing your job

26:33
Sport 07 December 2016 00:00

Knockout Girls. Karachi’s first female boxing club challenging gender stereotypes

26:33
Human Rights 13 January 2017 00:00

Bride Trade. Fighting Tanzania's child bride tradition

26:33
Human Rights 15 January 2020 00:30

Mama Uganda . A Mother's struggle to support her 38 kids

26:33
Military and War 29 August 2008 00:00

A city of desolate mothers. The aftermath of the conflict in South Ossetia

26:33
Religion 05 October 2011 00:00

Buryatia: between shamanism and Buddhism

26:33
Religion 21 November 2011 00:00

Kalmykia: The monk's white path. The only European Buddhist republic, situated in Russia

26:33
Discovering Russia 26 March 2012 00:00

Perm region

VIEWER’S CHOICE: 1,000,000 VIEWS AND MORE

VIEW ALL