Screening of the Film Trapped with the Baltimore Abortion Fund
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Tuesday, June 28th 2016
7:30 pm
Red Emma's
Trapped is a feature-length documentary from director Dawn Porter,
whose previous work includes Gideon's Army — the Emmy and Independent
Spirit Award-nominated film about public defenders in the Deep South —
and Rise: The Promise of My Brother's Keeper.From 2011 to 2013,
hundreds of regulations were passed restricting access to abortion in
America. Reproductive rights advocates refer to these as "TRAP" laws, or
Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers. While these laws have been
enacted in 11 states, Southern clinics, in particular have been hit
hardest and are now in a fight for survival. Trapped interweaves the
personal stories behind these regulatory battles: from the physician who
crisscrosses the country assuring medical services are available; to
the strong women and men who run the clinics; to the lawyers leading the
legal charge to eliminate these laws; to the women they are all
determined to help. In this feature length character driven film, our
main characters fight alongside a dedicated cadre of attorneys to
preserve abortion rights in a country living with the mistaken belief
that Roe v. Wade still protects a woman's right to choose.