Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes were devastated to learn that the Supreme Court may soon overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling legalizing abortion. The filmmakers had just screened “The Janes,”…
,” their documentary about abortion activists in the pre-Roe v. Wade era, at the San Francisco Intl. Film Festival when they learned about the leaked majority opinion that would turn back the clock on women’s reproductive rights nearly 50 years.
Lessin and Pildes say that the activism that occurred nearly 50 years ago against Wade can be replicated despite a shifting landscape that includes social media. They point out that the battle can take shape in many ways. “Only 10% of counties in this country have abortion care facilities,” Lessin says. “Who does that leave out? That leaves out rural and low income people and people who don’t have access to transportation or even public transportation. So, there are already networks set up. People have set up housing. People donate money to help subsidize travel costs.
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