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The Documentary Blog » Oscar Feature Documentary Shortlist Announced — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:29:32 +0000

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By: Sally

Sally — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:31:22 +0000

I just viewed this documentary last night and I applaud the Pregnancy Care Center for speaking out and for the unborn. If you were to ask anyone if what happened in the Holocaust was murder and vicious, the answer would be yes. It is also a “holocaust” to kill unborn children. There is no difference. The murdering of these babies, by clinics such as the one featured on the documentary, are what it is. If it isn’t murder then what is it? Life is a gift and I am thankful that though my mother did not really want a child at 18, that she decided to keep me and raise me as best as she could. I personally know women whom have had multiple abortions in the past and thankfully have come to forgiveness and acceptance of love of the Savior. I pray that this abortion mill close eventually and that the owner someday realize that no matter how much money she makes off of this, that she will ultimately have to face judgement someday and own up to what her and her husband do. Thankfully, from what I have read in statistics on line, it seems that there are a more and more increasing amount of pro-lifers than pro-choicers. We need to speak up for the unborn as they don’t have a representative. Obviously Candyce has some emotional trauma from possibly her childhood/youth and was raised in a dysfunctional family. You can see she is a bitter angry women whom only cares for herself and the mighty dollar.

By: Father Frank Pavone

Father Frank Pavone — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:18:25 +0000

“12th and Delaware” was a thought-provoking film but it never got below the surface of the day-to-day interactions at a busy Florida intersection. We meet a couple, Candace and Arnold, business owners who could have been running a fast-food franchise but instead chose to be the owners and operators of an abortion mill. Are they abortion ideologues or did they just want to be assured of a steady income? Candace is shown doing the intake for several women but we don’t know if she has a day’s worth of medical training. To a woman who is weeping, saying she feels like a monster — and might very well be the victim of domestic abuse — Candace gives the assurance that this is probably the best thing for her. To another, she offers a $50 discount because she had so wisely decided not to listen to the women at the pregnancy care center.

The abortionists don’t drive themselves to work. Arnold picks them up and they cower under white sheets as they are driven into the abortion center garage. I’ve seen plenty of abortionists walk into their centers unafraid and unhindered on the public sidewalks. The hypersensitive siege mentality depicted here is outside the mainstream.

Outside the abortion mill, we see very committed pro-life protesters. But again, the clips do not adequately express the reality of what these people do each day from coast to coast. So many women, on the morning of their abortion, pray, “Lord, if you don’t want me to do this, send somebody to tell me to stop.” And the compassionate, young, articulate pro-life people they meet outside the abortion center are that day the answer to their prayer. I’ve seen it happen hundreds of times.

It’s never made clear in the film why abortion-minded women go to the pregnancy care center and not the abortion mill. The implication is that they are somehow tricked into thinking abortions are available on both sides of the street. They do seem to be interested in the free ultrasounds. And yes, the center director does go to great lengths to make sure these women know that it’s a baby, her baby, whose life is in jeopardy. Should she do otherwise?

The strength of this film is that it shines a light on a subject that most Americans would rather not confront. It ends with the statistic that there are more than 4,000 pregnancy care centers in the U.S., and only 816 abortion mills. What it doesn’t tell us is that 1.2 million babies are aborted every year. Abortion mills are plenty busy.

Women who watched this film and found themselves reliving the trauma of their own abortions are urged to go to http://www.rachelsvineyard.org to find out about healing programs available to them. For information on training for sidewalk counselors, visit our friends at the Pro-Life Action League. And go to http://www.priestsforlife.org to find out more about abortion and what you can do to end it.

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Hot Docs 2010 Wrap-Up and Capsule Reviews - Film Junk — Fri, 21 May 2010 16:01:24 +0000

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By: Allura

Allura — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:47:00 +0000

Just wondering about the opposition to the pictures of aborted fetuses. Isn’t it necessary in order for people to understand the violence done to these babies? Would America have reached out to help the survivors in Haiti without being forced by the media to see the pictures of people buried under rubble? Would we really believe the horror of the Holocaust without the disturbing pictures of bodies stacked in the street, or the emaciated victims in the concentration camp? Aborting women need to understand the terrible reality of what will happen to their baby.

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Hot Docs Preview: 12 Trailers and Some Early Reviews - Film Junk — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:53:55 +0000

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By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:06:36 +0000

Take a look at the other side. Vist http://www.abort73.com

By: Katydid

Katydid — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:35:11 +0000

well said. it is a tremendously powerful film, and one that’s hard for a compassionate person to watch….

film makes us feel and gives us a window into the human experience – Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing have done it again!

a must see!