Holly Hunter plays a lonely, single, poorly educated Texan who finds herself pregnant with no means to support a child. To avoid giving up the child, she seeks an abortion. Denied an abortion in Texas the young woman hires a novice lawyer to plead her case in the US supreme court. Eventually the law is changed, but for the character it takes longer than nine months.
Top Cast
Holly Hunter as Ellen Russell
Amy Madigan as Sarah Weddington
Chris Mulkey as Ron Weddington
Terry O'Quinn as Jay Floyd
Stephen Tobolowsky as Darryl Horwath
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