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Cast
Holly Hunter (Ellen Russell)Amy Madigan (Sarah Weddington)James Gammon (Jimmy Russell)Terry O'Quinn (Jay Floyd)Dion Anderson (Bob Flowers)Kathy Bates (Jessie)Micole Mercurio (Ida Russell)Chris Mulkey (Ron Weddington)Annabella Price (Linda Coffey)Stephen Tobolowsky (Darryl Horwood)David Wohl (Terry Bowman)Daniel BenzaliJerry HardinKen JenkinsGeorge Murdock (Supreme Court Judge)James AveryPaul Lambert (Supreme Court Judge)Kenneth Tigar (Supreme Court Judge)
Director
Gregory Hoblit
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Synopsis
Ellen Russell is 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, Ellen hires a novice lawyer to plead her case in the US Supreme Court.
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