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No Choice Video series; Bill Moyers & Company

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"Although 59% of US adults say that abortion should be legal in all or most cases, it is one of the most divisive issues. For 5 yrs. hundreds of incremental changes in state laws have slowly chipped away at women’s reproductive rights. And with the election of Donald Trump and the appointment of Neil Gorsuch to the US Supreme Court, we are closer than ever to the reversal of Roe v. Wade -- despite vehement  demonstrations against the latest attempts by conservatives to cut funding for Planned Parenthood and legislate further restrictions. Here, women share their personal stories--  speaking up to combat the stigma that still surrounds their choice, to remind people of the way things used to be and to bring awareness to the barriers that still exist, especially for poor women and women of colo. IMAGINE if Roe v. Wade were no longer the law of the land -- if there were NO CHOICE..

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