''America's War on Abortion'' is a 2020 documentary film by
Deeyah Khan
Deeyah Khan (, , born 7 August 1977) is a Norwegian documentary film director and human rights activist of Punjabi/Pashtun descent. Deeyah is a two-time Emmy Award winner, two time Peabody Award winner, a BAFTA winner and has received the Roya ...
. The film is produced by Khan's production company
Fuuse
Fuuse is an independent music, arts and film production company founded by Norwegian artist, (film and music maker) Deeyah Khan.
Fuuse is based in Norway and specialises in creating music and film projects rooted in art, culture and activism to ...
and received its world premiere on
ITV and
NRK2
NRK2 (pronounced as ''"NRK to"'') is one of the television channels of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). It was launched on 1 September 1996.
History
The channel started its regular broadcasts on 1 September 1996, but on the evenin ...
on October 29, 2020.
Filmed before and during the
2020 global crisis, Khan turns her focus to what she see as extreme beliefs weaponised under Trump’s presidency. In America's War on Abortion, she examines the erosion of reproductive rights in the US, featuring accounts from activists fighting for – and against – legal abortion.
Khan investigates one of the most divisive issues in American politics. She films at abortion clinics and meets the abortion providers and the women who seek abortions.
The film also features a man convicted of bombing and burning clinics. In his time in office, Donald Trump has wooed evangelical Christian voters by enacting anti-abortion policies including bringing conservative judges on the Supreme Court. Deeyah Khan goes on the front line to find the people who will be most affected by the abortion wars.
Cast
*Dr. Yashica Robinson
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Julie Burkhart
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Jen Jordan
*Dr. Sanithia Williams
*Donald Spitz
*Alex
*Catherine Ramey
*Josephine Petersen
*Daniel and Mary
Accolades
References
External links
Official website*{{IMDb title, tt13312848
2020 television films
2020 films
2020 documentary films
British documentary television films
Documentaries about politics
Films directed by Deeyah Khan
Documentary films about abortion
2020s British films