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Abortion: Stories Women Tell

Documentary, TV Movie - 2016
Abortion: Stories Women Tell
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A thought-provoking look at the subject of abortion today, told through the stories of women struggling with unplanned pregnancies, abortion providers and clinic staff and activists on both sides of this contentious debate.
Director:
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Tracy Droz Tragos

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Runtime:
92 min
Release date:
12 Aug 2016
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
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Awards:
2 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Some stories are among the most resonant I've heard in a documentary this year.
– Brian Tallerico,
RogerEbert.com,
12 Aug 2016
fresh:
What Ms. Tragos succeeds in illustrating is that if you take away the signs and listen to the stories, there is little difference between women on opposite sides of the debate - at least in the region she covers.
– Helen T. Verongos,
New York Times,
11 Aug 2016
fresh:
The personal and often raw testimony collected from about two dozen women spans the political divide over abortion, providing one of the most complex treatments of the issue.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
11 Aug 2016
fresh:
The key to understanding why "Abortion: Stories Women Tell" is a quietly powerful documentary is not the first word in the title but the final three.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Aug 2016
fresh:
Stories Women Tell does succeed at what it primarily means to do, which is to take abortion out of the realm of the theoretical and make it more personal.
– Noel Murray,
AV Club,
11 Aug 2016
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