"South Dakota," an abortion "dramumentary."
The history of abortion on-screen is short and inglorious: for the most part, it doesn't exist, rejected out-of-hand as a viable option, since its presence would automatically turn any film polemical. But it's not like there's a shortage of information, impassioned views and propaganda on the subject widely available from both sides of the aisle. So why did almost 1,000 L.A.-area high school girls have to be bussed into Westwood one October morning to watch "South Dakota: A Woman's Right To Choose"? As the Los Angeles Times reports, administrators of four Catholic schools and 11 public ones signed off to have their charges watch a supposedly impartial documentary on the subject. Of course, not explicitly stating "ABORTION = DEATH" doesn't mean there's not a viewpoint being promulgated. "South Dakota: A Woman's Right To Choose" is an uneasy mix of documentary interview and (judging by the trailer anyway) bathetic narrative --...
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