The Fragile Promise of Choice: Abortion in the United States Today (1996)
57 min
The Fragile Promise of Choice: Abortion in the United States Today is a documentary film by Dorothy Fadiman which examines abortion rights and access in the U.S. in 1996 which was 23 years after the legislative decision, Roe vs. Wade. Dorothy narrated the film which featured interviews with abortion care providers and news clips, including one of Dr. George Tiller. It is last of three films called the Trilogy on Reproductive Rights or the From the Back-Alleys to the Supreme Court & Beyond Trilogy.
- Release date
- January 1, 1996
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Erika Luckett
Cast
- James Armstrong as Self (doctor)
- Rachel Atkins as Self
- David Booker as Self (doctor)
- Susan Cahill as Self
- Ignacio Castuera as Self (reverend)
- Dorothy Fadiman as Narrator
- Rabbi Littman as Self
Crew
- Leroy Carhart · Archive footage
- Warren Hern · Archive footage
- Rachel Maddow · Archive footage
- Dorothy Fadiman · Director
- Beth Seltzer · Producer
- Erika Luckett · Composer
- Blake McHugh · Cinematographer
- Daniel Meyers · Cinematographer
- Nila Bogue · Editor