What do you think of the abortion movie "22weeks" do you think more Liberals should watch it?

Question

A movie has just been finished based on the true story reported by WND of a woman trapped in the bathroom of an abortion clinic
who watched helplessly as her baby, who was born alive, died.

The film, "22weeks," made by a young, Puerto Rican filmmaker, Ángel Manuel Soto Vázquez, will soon be released in private screenings in select cities as it ramps up for hopeful showings at the Toronto and Cannes Film Festivals.

The film, with promotional pages on MySpace and Facebook, describes the movie on its homepage as follows:

A young woman is locked in the bathroom of an abortion clinic after her aborted baby was born alive.

A film about decisions, their effects and the echos [sic] they leave behind. Based on the shocking WorldNetDaily article by Ron Strom, on victim's testimonies, and real 911 calls about one of the most controversial subjects of our time, "22weeks" achieves to confront both sides of the spectrum and their perspective to the on going [sic] question: "what would you do?"

The film's MySpace page adds, "This is the shocking true story about the reality behind abortion and the heroic struggle of a mother willing to do anything to save her child."

A trailer for the film can be seen below, but viewers should be aware it contains graphic images and disturbing content:

The mother in the true story, identified only as Angele, since she has asked her last name not be used, was scheduled to have her 22-week pregnancy ended at the EPOC Clinic of Orlando Women's Center in Orlando, Fla. Instead, Angele told WND, she delivered the baby alive in a restroom at the clinic and said her cries for help went unheeded by the medical staff, even when an employee saw that the tiny boy was moving.

Angele said she ran to a phone outside the clinic to call a friend for help, then curled up with her son for the full 11 minutes of his short life after birth. She bathed the baby, whom she named Rowan, and cut his umbilical cord. After medical staff demanded she surrender her son's body, she blocked the door to keep them away and stayed trapped in the bathroom, praying and weeping, until the police arrived, she said.

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=72811

Answer 1

I am totally against abortion i don't really care what people say or disapprove and put does little thumbs down i don't care i can't believe how a mother would kill its child !

Answer 2

Sigh. Why is there always this stereotype that liberals are pro-abortion? I am a liberal, and I personally think that there are significantly more important issues to deal with before this one. Is abortion gross? I don't think anyone disputes that. The dispute is over whether it is sometimes necessary. Medical reasons, like anencephaly for instance, can hardly be argued against as reasons one might feel the need. With anencephaly the baby cannot live more than a few hours and yet the mother will go through an entire pregnancy and the labor pain knowing that baby will die at birth. Things are not cut and dried.

As a liberal, I would probably not have an abortion (except in a case like anencephaly, perhaps), but I feel I am far more "pro-life" than most conservatives who do not believe in universal healthcare. There are babies who are already born, dying from cancer because conservatives don't want them to be able to go to a doctor. Liberals are also far more likely to watch a movie with an extreme topic, as we tend not to appreciate censorship.

Answer 3

A premature birth at 22 weeks has about a 3% chance of surviving and that is with the latest and best of medical care and a prolong hospital stay. Good thing about 99.9% of all abortions occur prior to 12 weeks.

Answer 4

I'm confused. Why did she go to the abortion clinic in the first place if she didn't want the abortion? And how did she go into labor? Was she induced and then refused to have the abortion?



And what incentive would the abortion clinic have to not help her? This makes no sense to me.

Answer 5

Why do you think of we could continually be "allowed" to observe a action picture...is that the way it quite works in conservative land? I examine the comments....blood, guts and testosterone, in a comedian-e book placing. i think of you meant to declare, "actual boys."

Answer 6

Another move by the Conservatives trying to take away a woman's right to choose. Roe V Wade is the law get over it.

Answer 7

I am a Liberal, and would never have a abortion. I just refuse to judge others.