Holy Terror
The Right to Choose
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57m
Directed by Victoria Schultz • Documentary • 1986 • 58 minutes
Examines the political activism of the religious New Right, focusing on their anti-abortion efforts. Combining interviews with scenes filmed at anti-abortion conventions and demonstrations, the video provides a revealing, inside look at the movement and its philosophy as expressed by its leaders as well as its rank and file activists.
"A powerful film with an urgent message." —Psychology of Women Quarterly
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