Roe vs. Wade (1989)

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Audience Score
65
Roe vs. Wade
StarringHolly HunterAmy MadiganChris Mulkey
DirectorGregory Hoblit
WriterAlison Cross
NR 1 hr 40 minMay 15th, 1989Drama, TV Movie
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Plot
Holly Hunter plays a lonely, single, poorly educated Texan who finds herself pregnant with no means to support a child. To avoid giving up the child, she seeks an abortion. Denied an abortion in Texas the young woman hires a novice lawyer to plead her case in the US supreme court. Eventually the law is changed, but for the character it takes longer than nine months.

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Michael Manheim
Production Companies:The Mannheim Company, NBC Productions, NBC
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