Friday 10pm FRONTLINE Investigative documentary - THE ABORTION DIVIDE investigates the continued battle over abortion, told through the stories of women struggling with unplanned pregnancies.
At a Pennsylvania abortion clinic, women face unplanned pregnancies and protesters outside. Drawing on a groundbreaking FRONTLINE 36 years ago, the film examines what has changed and follows those on both sides of the abortion divide. The Abortion Divide shows the realities of continued deep division. The clinic shown in the film has bulletproof glass separating the public areas from the interior, and volunteers escort women in and out of the clinic to shield them from protesters. Meanwhile, abortion opponents, who have enjoyed some political victories in Pennsylvania, have set up their own facilities: crisis pregnancy centers that offer free services to women while counseling against abortion, and shelters that offer pregnant women a temporary home in the months before and after they give birth. For all of the changes since 1983, The Abortion Divide, chronicles an unwavering reality surrounding abortion: the deeply personal choices and the impassioned fight on both sides of the debate.