Films and TV rarely show women as abortion providers at all, but we see Banks’ character, Joy, transition from someone who doesn’t support abortions to a patient, to an abortion doula, to a provider.
Joy’s abortion was shown on screen from start to finish. Nagy said it was important to her to “normalize this very common healthcare procedure, which it’s never treated as in movies.”“I was just adamant that we had to show the entire procedure from beginning to end,” said Nagy. “The only thing we’re missing is that we don’t give enough time for other drugs to kick in.”
“We could have made a movie about root canals,” Nagy continued, “because it’s a procedure that people are afraid of. Not only are people afraid of it, it’s just fraught with all of that bad symbolism that is really made by the patriarchy.” She said she wanted every one of her abortion scenes to demystify the procedure.Nagy closed the set for all of the abortion scenes.
Nagy said she wanted the film to show “the journey from what it was back in the day to what it could be.” She wanted to add touches of warmth to the procedure. “We still don’t do that well, but I think the women of the Janes did that very well.”Banks said in the message to those watching at abortion clinics, “Enjoy the film, vote, and from the bottom of our hearts, thank you.”
On Sky Movie Channel where I saw it today
LEBassett Why?
Kids get out for free.