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June 22 kicks off the start of "Before There Was Choice," a five-month film series on women's reproductive rights.
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Janet Gotkin and Dana Middleton, both members of Santa Fe's National Organization for Women chapter, are the brains behind the series, designed
"to open up a discussion
about abortion and reproductive rights," Gotkin tells
SFR
.
"I hate to say it, but abortion is legal—it's a right—and we're about to lose it," Middleton adds. The first film in the series,
, was made in 2004. Its star, Imelda Staunton, received an Oscar nomination for her performance as a doctor who secretly helps women end their pregnancies in 1950s Britain, where abortion was illegal.
"That's why we chose these movies [in which] abortion was illegal: to find a place through art to have a rational, reasoned discussion" about abortion as a legal right, Gotkin says.
Each film will be followed by a discussion; on June 22, it will be led by Dr. Elizabeth Buchen, the women's health policy director at the
.
"Before There Was Choice" Film Series
Santa Fe Community College Board Room (2nd floor of main building)
Tuesday, June 22
7:00 pm
