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* BrokenAesop: The movie takes the stance that anti-abortion protesters who focus on calling women who want abortions "baby killers" and showing them gruesome abortion imagery is hurting rather than helping the movement. But the movie itself relies on highly graphic and disturbing depictions of abortion to push its message (to the point it received an R-rating in some countries for violent content) and while the Coalition for Life (presented as the good anti-abortion protesters) don't ''explicitly'' call out women seeking abortions and abortion doctors as murderers, they still do things like comparing abortion to slavery and the Holocaust, which is just as extreme and inflammatory.
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* UnintentionallySympathetic: Rhonda, the Black woman who goes to get an abortion while her mother cries outside the clinic is meant to be seen as a selfish jerk who doesn't have an "excuse" to have an abortion. However, anyone who is pro-choice will likely view her as well within her rights to terminate her pregnancy for any reason she may have, and she doesn't deserve her mother's guilt-tripping or the protests from the Coalition for Life.

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* UnintentionallySympathetic: Rhonda, the Black woman who goes to get an abortion while her mother cries outside the clinic is meant to be seen as a selfish jerk who doesn't have an "excuse" to have an abortion. However, anyone who is pro-choice will likely view her as well within her rights to terminate her pregnancy for any reason she may have, and she doesn't deserve her mother's guilt-tripping or the protests from the Coalition for Life.
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* UnintentionallySympathetic: The black woman who goes to get an abortion, while her mother cries outside the clinic is meant to be seen as a selfish jerk who doesn't have an "excuse" to have an abortion. However anyone who is pro-choice will not care that she is getting an abortion just for convenience, and she doesn't deserve her mother screaming at her or the protests of the Coalition for Life.

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* UnintentionallySympathetic: The black Rhonda, the Black woman who goes to get an abortion, abortion while her mother cries outside the clinic is meant to be seen as a selfish jerk who doesn't have an "excuse" to have an abortion. However However, anyone who is pro-choice will not care that likely view her as well within her rights to terminate her pregnancy for any reason she is getting an abortion just for convenience, may have, and she doesn't deserve her mother screaming at her mother's guilt-tripping or the protests of from the Coalition for Life.



** The Coalition for Life are portrayed as peaceful protestors rightfully condemning the act of abortion, while also distancing themselves from anti-abortionists who behave rudely. However they also have no issues filming people walking into the clinic, thereby putting their identities at risk from the "Bad" protesters. Furthermore their rhetoric comparing abortion to the holocaust and slavery is what causes this aggression from people to begin.

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** The Coalition for Life are portrayed as peaceful protestors rightfully condemning the act of abortion, while also distancing themselves from anti-abortionists who behave rudely. However they also have no issues filming people walking into the clinic, thereby putting their identities at risk from the "Bad" protesters. Furthermore Furthermore, their rhetoric comparing abortion to the holocaust and slavery is what causes this aggression from people to begin.begin with, in addition to their methods still coming across as narrow-minded at best and manipulative guilt-tripping at worst.
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* EvilIsSexy: Cheryl is a cutthroat businesswoman who promotes abortions as a way for their clinic to make money, and engages in medical malpractice such as refusing to call an ambulance for an injured patient. However due to her domineering personality and Robia [=LaMorte=]'s looks several viewers find this attractive.

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* EvilIsSexy: EvilIsCool: Cheryl is a cutthroat businesswoman who promotes abortions as a way for their clinic to make money, and engages in medical malpractice such as refusing to call an ambulance for an injured patient. However due to her domineering personality and Robia [=LaMorte=]'s looks several viewers find this attractive.



** Abby's husband Doug comes across as a condescending prick through the whole film with how he judges his wife for working for a clinic that performs abortion, despite knowing she worked at an abortion clinic before they married and deciding to go through with it. Even from a pro-life perspective he comes across as a douche, since his girlfriend being someone he'd consider to be a systematic mass murderer wasn't a dealbreaker for him.

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** Abby's husband Doug comes across as a condescending prick through the whole film with how he judges his wife for working for a clinic that performs abortion, despite knowing she worked at an abortion clinic before they married and deciding to go through with it. Even from a pro-life perspective he comes across as a douche, since his girlfriend being someone he'd consider to be a an accomplice to systematic mass murderer wasn't a dealbreaker for him.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The movie has an extremely heavy-handed anti-abortion message, including graphic, disturbing abortion scenes intended to show how awful and traumatic the procedure is (according to the movie) and presenting people who support abortion as either ignorantly misguided or as callous, self-serving jerks who only care about money. Women who seek abortions are depicted as either naive, fragile people who are manipulated into it, or as selfish for "killing babies for convenience".[[note]]the movie ignores many other legitimate arguments for abortion, including medical abortions (non-viable pregnancies, assistance with late-term miscarriage, pregnancies that pose severe risks to the person carrying it), pregnancies resulting from rape and/or abusive relationships, and people who aren't in a position to go through a pregnancy and adequately care for a child for various reasons (financial issues, lack of support system, health conditions etc).[[/note]] While it does try to insert nuance by portraying one group of anti-abortion activists more negatively due to them being overly-aggressive and openly slut-shaming, it's undermined due to getting a lot of things about abortion and Planned Parenthood factually wrong to present them in the worst light. Many people criticised the film for its one-sided, inaccurate and emotionally-manipulative presentation of a complex and sensitive subject (with even some viewers who do have issues with abortion disliking how the movie handles it).

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* {{Anvilicious}}: The movie has an extremely heavy-handed anti-abortion message, including graphic, disturbing [[{{Gorn}} graphic]], [[BloodyHorror disturbing]] abortion scenes intended to show how awful and traumatic the procedure is (according to the movie) movie), comparing abortion to slavery and the Holocaust, and presenting people who support abortion as either ignorantly misguided or as callous, self-serving jerks who only care about money. Women who seek abortions are depicted as either naive, fragile people who are manipulated into it, or as selfish for "killing babies for convenience".[[note]]the movie ignores or glosses over many other legitimate arguments for abortion, including medical abortions (non-viable pregnancies, assistance with late-term miscarriage, pregnancies that pose severe risks to the person carrying it), pregnancies resulting from rape and/or abusive relationships, and people who aren't in a position to go through a pregnancy and adequately care for a child for various reasons (financial issues, lack of support system, health conditions etc).[[/note]] While it does try to insert nuance by portraying one group of anti-abortion activists more negatively due to them being overly-aggressive and openly slut-shaming, it's undermined due to getting a lot of things about abortion and Planned Parenthood [[ArtisticLicense factually wrong wrong]] to present them in the worst light. Many people criticised the film for its one-sided, inaccurate and emotionally-manipulative presentation of a complex and sensitive subject (with even some viewers who do have issues with abortion disliking how the movie handles it).
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* SoBadItsGood: For those who are pro-choice this is a fun film mostly do to the cheesy over the top pro-choice villain that is Cheryl.

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* SoBadItsGood: For those who are pro-choice pro-choice, this is a fun film mostly do due to the cheesy over the top pro-choice villain that is Cheryl.



* UnintentionallySympathetic: The Black Woman who goes to get an abortion, while her mother cries outside the clinic is meant to be seen as a selfish jerk who doesn't have an "excuse" to have an abortion. However anyone who is pro-choice will not care that she is getting an abortion just for convenience, and she doesn't deserve her mother screaming at her or the protests of the Coalition for Life.

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* UnintentionallySympathetic: The Black Woman black woman who goes to get an abortion, while her mother cries outside the clinic is meant to be seen as a selfish jerk who doesn't have an "excuse" to have an abortion. However anyone who is pro-choice will not care that she is getting an abortion just for convenience, and she doesn't deserve her mother screaming at her or the protests of the Coalition for Life.



** Abby herself is this. She had two abortions and her life would have been worse if she had not had them but then became an activist to take that right away from other people.

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** Abby herself is this. She had two abortions and her life would have been worse if she had not had them them, but she then became an activist to take that right away from other people.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The movie has an extremely heavy-handed anti-abortion message, including graphic, disturbing abortion scenes intended to show how awful and traumatic the procedure is (according to the movie) and presenting people who support abortion as either ignorantly misguided or as callous, self-serving jerks who only care about money. Women who seek abortions are depicted as either naive, fragile people who are manipulated into it, or as selfish for "killing babies for convenience".[[note]]the movie ignores many other legitimate arguments for abortion[[/note]] While it does try to insert nuance by portraying one group of anti-abortion activists more negatively due to them being overly-aggressive and openly slut-shaming, it's undermined due to getting a lot of things about abortion and Planned Parenthood factually wrong to present them in the worst light. Many people criticised the film for its one-sided, inaccurate and emotionally-manipulative presentation of a complex and sensitive subject (with even some viewers who do have issues with abortion disliking how the movie handles it).

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* {{Anvilicious}}: The movie has an extremely heavy-handed anti-abortion message, including graphic, disturbing abortion scenes intended to show how awful and traumatic the procedure is (according to the movie) and presenting people who support abortion as either ignorantly misguided or as callous, self-serving jerks who only care about money. Women who seek abortions are depicted as either naive, fragile people who are manipulated into it, or as selfish for "killing babies for convenience".[[note]]the movie ignores many other legitimate arguments for abortion[[/note]] abortion, including medical abortions (non-viable pregnancies, assistance with late-term miscarriage, pregnancies that pose severe risks to the person carrying it), pregnancies resulting from rape and/or abusive relationships, and people who aren't in a position to go through a pregnancy and adequately care for a child for various reasons (financial issues, lack of support system, health conditions etc).[[/note]] While it does try to insert nuance by portraying one group of anti-abortion activists more negatively due to them being overly-aggressive and openly slut-shaming, it's undermined due to getting a lot of things about abortion and Planned Parenthood factually wrong to present them in the worst light. Many people criticised the film for its one-sided, inaccurate and emotionally-manipulative presentation of a complex and sensitive subject (with even some viewers who do have issues with abortion disliking how the movie handles it).
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* EsotericHappyEnding: The film ends with the Planned Parenthood clinic where Abby worked being shut down and bulldozed, which the protagonists treat as a joyous outcome. However, this means that the clinic staff lost their jobs (potentially putting them and their families in financial hardship) and that people won't be able to access the services the clinic provided ''besides'' abortion, such as STI testing and medication, cancer screening, pregnancy-related healthcare (for wanted pregnancies, at that) and birth control (the latter of which would greatly ''reduce'' the number of abortions). It's also highly doubtful it's going to stop local women from seeking abortions; it just made it much more difficult and potentially dangerous for them get the procedure done (they may have to travel a long way and spend a lot of money to get an abortion elsewhere, or resort to risky, medically-unsound methods from desperation).

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* EsotericHappyEnding: The film ends with the Planned Parenthood clinic where Abby worked being shut down and bulldozed, which the protagonists treat as a joyous outcome. However, this means that the clinic staff lost their jobs (potentially putting them and their families in financial hardship) and that people won't be able to access the services the clinic provided ''besides'' abortion, such as STI testing and medication, cancer screening, pregnancy-related healthcare (for wanted pregnancies, at that) and birth control (the latter of which would greatly ''reduce'' the number of abortions). It's also highly doubtful it's going to stop local women from seeking abortions; it just made it much more difficult and potentially dangerous for them get the procedure done (they may have to travel a long way and spend a lot of money to get an abortion elsewhere, or resort to risky, medically-unsound methods from desperation). It's mentioned that Abby now works with an organisation that helps former abortion clinic workers find other employment, but the people seeking abortions have apparently been abandoned.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The film unequivocally condemns abortion, however Abby's two abortions end up being good for her since she would have been stuck with loser partners if she had their child. The Hurrican Scene where Abby re-schedules dozens of abortions to happen before the storm is also portrayed with bouncy pop music in the background.

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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The film unequivocally condemns abortion, however Abby's two abortions end up being good for her since she would have been stuck with loser partners if she had their child. The Hurrican Scene hurricane scene where Abby re-schedules dozens of abortions to happen before the storm is also portrayed with bouncy pop music in the background.



** Similarly, there's a scene where Cheryl chews Abby out for being a traitor and swears vengeance upon her, declaring that Planned Parenthood will be coming for her soon, with help from their wealthy donors and benefactors. Cheryl is such a cartoonishly over-the-top strawman villain that it's almost impossible to take her seriously when she's trying to be menancing.

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** Similarly, there's a scene where Cheryl chews Abby out for being a traitor and swears vengeance upon her, declaring that Planned Parenthood will be coming for her soon, with help from their wealthy donors and benefactors. Cheryl is such a cartoonishly over-the-top strawman villain that it's almost impossible to take her seriously when she's trying to be menancing.menacing.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments: The "Hurricane Scene". Around 40 scheduled abortions were going to have to be canceled due to the danger going to the clinic during the storm. Since there is a cut-off when they can do their abortion Abby would rather they get their abortions done earlier than in two weeks. Abby calls every patient to re-scheduel them earlier, hires two more surgeons and impressively gets all of them their procedure done safely. This gets Abby a promotion.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments: The "Hurricane Scene". Around 40 scheduled abortions were going to have to be canceled due to the danger going to the clinic during the storm. Since there is a cut-off when they can do their abortion Abby would rather they get their abortions done earlier than in two weeks. Abby calls every patient to re-scheduel reschedule them earlier, hires two more surgeons and impressively gets all of them their procedure done safely. This gets Abby a promotion.

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* SoBadItsGood: For those who are pro-choice this is a fun film mostly do to the cheesy over the top pro-choice villain that is Cheryl.



* UnintentionallySympathetic: The Black Woman who goes to get an abortion, while her mother cries outside the clinic is meant to be seen as a selfish jerk who doesn't have an "excuse" to have an abortion. However anyone who is pro-choice will not care that she is getting an abortion just because she doesn't want another child.

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* UnintentionallySympathetic: The Black Woman who goes to get an abortion, while her mother cries outside the clinic is meant to be seen as a selfish jerk who doesn't have an "excuse" to have an abortion. However anyone who is pro-choice will not care that she is getting an abortion just because for convenience, and she doesn't want another child.deserve her mother screaming at her or the protests of the Coalition for Life.



** The Coalition for Life are portrayed as peaceful protestors rightfully condemning the act of abortion, while also distancing themselves from anti-abortionists who behave rudely. However they also have no issues filming people walking into the clinic, thereby putting their identities at risk from the "Bad" protesters.

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** The Coalition for Life are portrayed as peaceful protestors rightfully condemning the act of abortion, while also distancing themselves from anti-abortionists who behave rudely. However they also have no issues filming people walking into the clinic, thereby putting their identities at risk from the "Bad" protesters. Furthermore their rhetoric comparing abortion to the holocaust and slavery is what causes this aggression from people to begin.
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** Similarly, there's a scene where Cheryl chews Abby out for being a traitor and swears vengeance upon her, declaring that Planned Parenthood will be coming for her soon, with help from their wealthy donors and benefactors. Cheryl is such a cartoonishly over-the-top strawman villain that it's almost impossible to take her seriously when she's trying to be menancing.

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* AwesomeMoments: The "Hurricane Scene". Several scheduled abortions were going to have to be canceled due to the danger going to the clinic during the storm. Since there is a cut-off when they can do their abortion Abby would rather they get their abortions done earlier than in two weeks. Abby calls every patient to re-scheduel them earlier, hires two more surgeons and impressively gets all of them their procedure done safely. This gets Abby a promotion.

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* AwesomeMoments: SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments: The "Hurricane Scene". Several Around 40 scheduled abortions were going to have to be canceled due to the danger going to the clinic during the storm. Since there is a cut-off when they can do their abortion Abby would rather they get their abortions done earlier than in two weeks. Abby calls every patient to re-scheduel them earlier, hires two more surgeons and impressively gets all of them their procedure done safely. This gets Abby a promotion.


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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The film unequivocally condemns abortion, however Abby's two abortions end up being good for her since she would have been stuck with loser partners if she had their child. The Hurrican Scene where Abby re-schedules dozens of abortions to happen before the storm is also portrayed with bouncy pop music in the background.

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