-- John Stuart Mill, On Liberty.
This is the most informative and sobering documentary on abortion out there.
Have I ever seen an abortion? - No, but now I've seen two, and a lot of fetuses. Have I ever seen a woman dead from coathanger abortion? - Now I have, and I know the statistics. Have I ever seen a man who wanted to keep his baby, but the mother got an abortion? - Now I have, and it's hard to watch. Have I ever seen what it's like for a woman going through an abortion? - Now I have, and it's hard to watch.
What I found particularly fascinating, was that the movie doesn't just show both sides, it shows a lot of the gray area in between. It covers opinions that are simple, philosophically articulate, in poor taste, and from famous figures. It doesn't state an opinion, but provides the information for viewers to formulate theirs, as a good documentary should. I recommend people watch this, and even if their stance stays the same, I hope they have a better understanding of the people they disagree with.
The only thing that bothered me was that I felt the movie showed a bit more fringe pro-lifers than rational ones, and I wondered why that was. In the Q&A with Tony Kaye, I asked if he had encountered any other pro-lifers such as the one author, who was neither religious nor political. His answer was eventually: You saw it. When someone else asked him outright what his personal views on abortion are, his answer was eventually, that it is a complex issue. I feel this is fair, and doesn't change this being an excellent documentary, but I would subtract half a star if I could.
This is the most informative and sobering documentary on abortion out there.
Have I ever seen an abortion? - No, but now I've seen two, and a lot of fetuses. Have I ever seen a woman dead from coathanger abortion? - Now I have, and I know the statistics. Have I ever seen a man who wanted to keep his baby, but the mother got an abortion? - Now I have, and it's hard to watch. Have I ever seen what it's like for a woman going through an abortion? - Now I have, and it's hard to watch.
What I found particularly fascinating, was that the movie doesn't just show both sides, it shows a lot of the gray area in between. It covers opinions that are simple, philosophically articulate, in poor taste, and from famous figures. It doesn't state an opinion, but provides the information for viewers to formulate theirs, as a good documentary should. I recommend people watch this, and even if their stance stays the same, I hope they have a better understanding of the people they disagree with.
The only thing that bothered me was that I felt the movie showed a bit more fringe pro-lifers than rational ones, and I wondered why that was. In the Q&A with Tony Kaye, I asked if he had encountered any other pro-lifers such as the one author, who was neither religious nor political. His answer was eventually: You saw it. When someone else asked him outright what his personal views on abortion are, his answer was eventually, that it is a complex issue. I feel this is fair, and doesn't change this being an excellent documentary, but I would subtract half a star if I could.