Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from PBS Evening News for Monday, Apr 18, 1983


Title: Frontline: Abortion Clinic

Abstract:Special program that highlights the anguish of four women- two who choose to have an abortion and two who decide to have their babies.
  • Filmed at an actual abortion clinic in Chester, PA
  • The two women having the abortions are white, single and young- that is because the majority of women that have abortions are just that- white, single and young.

  • Begin Time:08:00:00 pm
    End Time:09:00:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:912602
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1983-2009 Vanderbilt University
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