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The American Abortion War

February 17, 2025

In the USA, abortion rights are tearing the nation apart. Abortions are banned in the state of Texas, but that's not enough for anti-abortion activists. They go even further -- and encounter resistance.

The American Abortion War
The state of Texas has one of the strictest abortion bans in the USA.Image: Yle

The film follows one of America's leading abortion opponents, Mark Lee Dickson, in Texas.

The Texan pastor and supporter of Donald Trump, Mark Lee Dickson, is one of the most influential opponents of abortion in the USA. In 2019, he called for the creation of so-called sanctuary cities for the unborn, in which municipal decrees make abortions impossible. Image: Yle

He wants to prevent women from traveling to another state for an abortion.

Image: Yle

Dickson and his followers believe that abortion is always murder.

Image: Yle

They do not even accept the birth control pill. They believe that life begins with the union of sperm and egg. As a result of Texas' strict abortion policy, clinics offering abortions have had to relocate to neighboring New Mexico. 

Image: Yle

How do the bans affect women? And what is it like to work as a doctor who performs abortions? The film examines questions like these. But the film also shows that there is resistance to Dickson's campaigns, including a women's group that opposes the ultra-conservatives

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