Abortion in Dirty Dancing, Explained

Описание: Dirty Dancing is an iconic film from 1987, but do you remember what it’s really about? Dirty Dancing’s entire plot wouldn’t be possible without the abortion that’s at the heart of the movie. Join the writer of Dirty Dancing Eleanor Bergstein, special guest Gretchen Sisson, and our resident professor, Danielle Bainbridge, as they trace the history of abortion access through Dirty Dancing and what it means for our world today.

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Resources:

Abortion laws by state: Where abortions are illegal after Roe v. Wade overturned. Politico.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06...

Abortion Onscreen Database. Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH).
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Abortion in Women’s Lives. Guttmacher Institute.
https://www.guttmacher.org/sites/defa...

The Economic Consequences of Being Denied an Abortion. National Bureau of Economic Research.
https://www.nber.org/papers/w26662

Abortion Surveillance, United State 2019. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The effects of lack of abortion access. Turnaway Study. https://www.ansirh.org/research/ongoi...

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Credits:
Director: Dolly Li
Producer: Tien Nguyen
Consulting Producer: Danielle Bainbridge
On-camera appearances by: Danielle Bainbridge, Eleanor Bergstein, Gretchen Sisson
Written by: Dolly Li and Tien Nguyen
Voiceover by: Kiana Taylor
Director of Photography: Brian Inocencio
Gaffer: Seth MacMillan
Camera Operator: Dylan Bergeson
Online Editor: Travis Hatfield
Editor: Eurie Chung
Motion Graphics: Jonathan Gil, Travis Hatfield
Research Assistant: Allen Cao, Kiana Taylor
Makeup Artist: Dawn Coleman
Set Designer: Tori Laxalt
Fact Checker: Yvonne McGreevy

Post-production services & facilities provided by: Flash Cuts
Executive Producer for Flash Cuts: Eurie Chung
Executive Producers for CAAM: Stephen Gong, Donald Young
Supervising Producer for CAAM: Sapana Sakya
Coordinating Producer for CAAM: Czarina Garcia
Executive in Charge for PBS: Maribel Lopez
Director of Programming for PBS: Gabrielle Ewing

This program is a production of Plum Studios and the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM).

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