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  • Personhood (2019)
  • 80 min | Documentary
Personhood (2019)
80 min | Documentary
PERSONHOOD tells a different reproductive rights story - one that ripples far beyond the right to choose and into the lives of every pregnant person in America. Like a moment from the chilling "Handmaid's Tale," Tammy Loertscher's fetus ...See morePERSONHOOD tells a different reproductive rights story - one that ripples far beyond the right to choose and into the lives of every pregnant person in America. Like a moment from the chilling "Handmaid's Tale," Tammy Loertscher's fetus was given an attorney, while the courts denied Tammy her constitutional rights. In this timely documentary, we see her sent to jail, and then forced to challenge a Wisconsin law that eroded her privacy, her right to due process, and her body sovereignty. Through her story, PERSONHOOD reframes the abortion debate to encompass the growing system of laws that criminalize and police pregnant women. At the intersection of the erosion of women's rights, the war on drugs, and mass incarceration, Tammy's experience reveals the dangerous consequences of these little-known laws for American women and families. Written by Jo Ardinger See less
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Director
Jo Ardinger
Writers
Jo Ardinger (written by) | Nils Cowan (story consultant)
Composer
Bc Campbell
Cinematographer
Marc Pingry
Editor
Jo Ardinger
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Release date
Nov 2019 (United States)
Awards
2 wins & 5 nominations

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16 cast members
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Tamara Loertscher
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Farah Diaz-Tello
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Cristina Aguilar
Self - Former Executive Director, Colorado Organization for Latina Reproductive Rights & Opportunity Self - Former Executive Director, Colorado Organization for Latina Reproductive Rights & Opportunity   See fewer
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Diana DeGette
Self - United States Congress Woman (CO) Self - United States Congress Woman (CO)   See fewer
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Vicki Cowart
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Dondi Ellner
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Gualberto Garcia-Jones
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Arthur Caplan
Self - Ph.D., Bioethicist, New York University Self - Ph.D., Bioethicist, New York University   See fewer
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Marge Loertscher
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Cathy Alderman
Self - VP of Communication & Public Policy, Planned Parenthood of The Rocky Mountains Self - VP of Communication & Public Policy, Planned Parenthood of The Rocky Mountains   See fewer
Personhood (2019)
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Gina Millan
Self - Community Organizer, Colorado Organization for Latina Reproductive Rights & Opportunity Self - Community Organizer, Colorado Organization for Latina Reproductive Rights & Opportunity   See fewer
Personhood (2019)
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