Center for Reproductive Rights

Near the end of the documentary Zurawski v Texas, a legal expert says that the fight for reproductive rights in America is nationwide because, “This is what happens when you ban abortion — and it’s not what people think.” What happens when you ban abortion includes infant and maternal death, maternal infertility, and unspeakable illness, suffering and loss, as the film shows. Directed by Maisie Crow and Abbie Perrault, Zurawski v Texas is a beautifully constructed film about the fight undertaken by some brave women and a fearless attorney to sue the state of Texas in an attempt to regain reproductive rights. The plaintiffs went forward on behalf of women everywhere, mostly in the hope of sparing others the pain they were put through. The most troubling thing about Zurowski v Texas is that the people who most need to see it won’t see it. This is a film that should be required viewing in high schools nationwide.