I saw this movie back in 97 and thought it was well acted, well thought out and realistic. As it follows different women, in different decades that have the very difficult decision to make on whether to continue a pregnancy or not. All the women are in totally different stages and situations in their personal life and ages.
Sadly, with the RIDICULOUS LAWS TEXAS JUST PASSED in 2021, I see us veering for a collision course with THE HANDMAIDS TALES :O VERy FRighTENing and VERy SAD! They don't care about the Women or the Babies, this is just a Political/Religious Obsession.
I'm surprised that as well as the $10,000 bounty people can get for snitching on a woman or girl they suspect may have had an abortion, that they just don't pass a law to Burn her at the Stake too! :o
Even Ireland finally made abortion legal when they realized the horrific outcomes for so many women and children. The states that are passing these oppressive laws don't want to pay for more welfare, food stamps, housing, birth control and they sure don't make the fathers pay child support either. I still haven't heard where the man gets to share any responsibility in the pregnancy or the punishment with so many unplanned pregnancies???? Why???
And what happens if someone has a miscarriage and someone reports them for the money?? Like it isn't horrible enough for a woman to miscarry and now she will have to be shamed and fight a legal battle too?? WOW! I'm Amazed at the Stupidity and Selfishness that abounds.
There are SO MANY children being abused, physically, emotionally, sexually by their own families EVERY DAY!! And people who shouldn't have kids at all and foster homes overflowing with kids and epidemic numbers of kids born addicted to drugs going thru horrific withdrawals from their 1st breath. People selling or pimping out their kids. WoW! :O My Heart Hurts writing this down, For Real! :(
There's gonna be a Great Migration as women will choose to move away from these Crazy states. And so many Republican's complaining about wearing a mask and social distancing in a Deadly Pandemic in it's 3rd and I'm sure NOT FINAL Wave, shouting It's my body, my choice. Guess that only applies to whether you wanna risk killing your whole family, innocent people you encounter, the health care workers and Drs that are overwhelmed trying to save you dummies.
And rapes are at an all time high and now women and girls have to worry about going to jail or having some creeps child too with NO options??? WoW!!!
The USA is also overwhelmed with mental illness in kids and teens like never before, and kids shooting up schools. Sorry, I don't get it?? And for all you citing the Bible to pass this Ridiculous Law, You know what,1st not everyone believes in your God and the ones that do and choose to have an abortion, well, it's NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, that is to be settled between her and God ! NOT YOU, So BUTT OUT!! :0.
