Abortion in Dirty Dancing, Explained

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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. A previous version of this video contained personal information in the background of a shot. We have blurred this in the new version of the episode. Resources: Abortion laws by state: Where abortions are illegal after Roe v. Wade overturned. Politico. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/24/abortion-laws-by-state-roe-v-wade-00037695 Abortion Onscreen Database. Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH). abortiononscreen.org Abortion in Women’s Lives. Guttmacher Institute. https://www.guttmacher.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/pubs/2006/05/04/AiWL.pdf 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. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/ss/ss7009a1.htm?s_cid=ss7009a1_w The effects of lack of abortion access. Turnaway Study. https://www.ansirh.org/research/ongoing/turnaway-study Beal v. Doe Dissent: Forcing Poor Women To Have Children. Law Library - American Law and Legal

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