The news was swift and sudden: with the leak of the U.S. Supreme Court's anticipated rollback of Roe v. Wade, the reproductive rights of women south of the border are suddenly in peril. As we all struggle to make sense of the latest, disturbing developments, get some much-needed context and perspective from this free screening and Q&A featuring expert guests and the real stories of real women who have had abortions. Each year in the United States, 1.3 million abortions occur, but the topic is still so stigmatized it’s never discussed in polite company. Powerful, poignant, and fiercely honest, I Had an Abortion tackles this taboo, featuring 10 women from diverse backgrounds – including famed feminist Gloria Steinem – who candidly describe experiences spanning seven decades, from the years before Roe v. Wade to the present day.
After the screening, join The Globe and Mail's Rachel Giese, one of Canada's leading journalists on reproductive rights issues, and Slate legal columnist Dahlia Lithwick, who has been closely covering the efforts to repeal Roe v. Wade, for a discussion of the latest developments in the U.S. and what we can all do to support the reproductive rights of women around the world.
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