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Reversing Roe

  • 2018
  • TV-14
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
1.9K
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Reversing Roe (2018)
A deep historical look at one of the most controversial issues of our time, highlighting the abortion debate from various points along the ideological spectrum in a winding story of abortion in America.
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A deep historical look at one of the most controversial issues of our time, highlighting the abortion debate from various points along the ideological spectrum in a winding story of abortion... Read allA deep historical look at one of the most controversial issues of our time, highlighting the abortion debate from various points along the ideological spectrum in a winding story of abortion in America.A deep historical look at one of the most controversial issues of our time, highlighting the abortion debate from various points along the ideological spectrum in a winding story of abortion in America.

  • Directors
    • Ricki Stern
    • Anne Sundberg
  • Stars
    • Donna Howard
    • John Seago
    • Brigitte Amiri
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Ricki Stern
      • Anne Sundberg
    • Stars
      • Donna Howard
      • John Seago
      • Brigitte Amiri
    • 36User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Donna Howard
    Donna Howard
    • Self - State Rep. TX (D)
    John Seago
    John Seago
    • Self - Texas Right to Life
    Brigitte Amiri
    Brigitte Amiri
    • Self - ACLU
    Troy Newman
    Troy Newman
    • Self - Operation Rescue, President
    Colleen McNicholas
    Colleen McNicholas
    • Self - Gynecologist
    • (as Dr. Colleen McNicholas)
    Linda Greenhouse
    Linda Greenhouse
    • Self - Abortion Historian
    Tom Davis
    Tom Davis
    • Self - United Church of Christ, Planned Parenthood Advisory Board
    • (as Rev. Tom Davis)
    Gloria Steinem
    Gloria Steinem
    • Self - Feminist Activist
    Faye Wattleton
    Faye Wattleton
    • Self - Planned Parenthood, former President
    Eleanor Holmes Norton
    Eleanor Holmes Norton
    • Self - U.S. Congresswoman (D)
    Tanya Melich
    Tanya Melich
    • Self - Republican Delegate (NY)
    Curtis Boyd
    Curtis Boyd
    • Self - Gynecologist
    • (as Dr. Curtis Boyd)
    Carol Tobias
    Carol Tobias
    • Self - National Right to Life, President
    Sarah Weddington
    Sarah Weddington
    • Self - Attorney
    Sam Lee
    Sam Lee
    • Self - Campaign Life Missouri
    Randall Balmer
    Randall Balmer
    • Self - Historian of Religion
    Kathryn Kolbert
    Kathryn Kolbert
    • Self - Reproductive Rights Attorney
    Elizabeth Nash
    Elizabeth Nash
    • Self - Guttmacher Institute
    • Directors
      • Ricki Stern
      • Anne Sundberg
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    10lottanordin-90611

    Absolutely brilliant! But very upsetting

    This documentary showcases the many dimensions of the politicized abortion In the United States. It gives you a facutal ground about the opposing sides, and illustrates the extreme power and responsibility that the appointed judges have in the Supreme Court.

    It will however make you very upset when you realize that the opposing side has a lot of men in powerful positions making decisions about women. An eye opening documentary for sure, a must see for both men and women.
    7bsmyth-1

    History

    The documentary is lacking in showing history of the abortion debate prior to 1900. This is because there was NO ABORTION DEBATE prior to 1900. Abortion was safe and legal, and NO ONE CARED. This should have been presented.
    8kosmasp

    What to do/decide?

    More relevant than ever - with another entry approved last year, that was also very controversial. But then again, what isn't controversial with the Trump administration? Just when you thought nothing could be more divisive than Faux News bashing anything (really anything) President Obama did and heating up and splitting many parts of America ... there came Trump.

    But the documentary is not about Trump. It is about a moment in time, when something was rushed. And it should not matter what Party you belong to: decency should know no party affiliation. But we know this isn't true. We also know that looking from the outside in, it is easier to distinguish certain things. It is also true that other countries have issues. But one thing at a time and a look back (with parallels to now) gives you a really good documentary ... Some things will be harder to swallow than others. Don't expect this to be an easy watch
    9chazzheaton

    Worth a watch, but you may get angry

    I am not from the US, I don't like in a country where abortion is much of a debate. It's crazy to see a country which boasts about personal freedoms is determined to remove reproduction freedoms from women. It made me angry that the anti-choicers just ignored why abortion became legal in the first place. It was a hard watch, but very interesting. I wanted to shout through the screen
    8nyduelee

    Very difficult to watch.

    This is not a a political issue, it's not a religious issue. They keep saying we have freedom in the US. Not so! So idk why people are setting off fireworks and celebrating this country with its mass shootings and making woman turn back to to dark ages of killing themselves because they can not have a baby.

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      Himself - United Church of Christ, Planned Parenthood Advisory Board: Religion can make people crazy. It really can. And it can be wonderful, but it can also be just incredibly intolerant. All those people who shot these people at the clinics and so on, they were all religious.

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    • Release date
      • September 13, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Reversing Roe - Striden om abort i USA
    • Production company
      • Lincoln Square Productions
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      • 1h 39m(99 min)
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