Highlighting the consequences of personhood laws, which essentially prioritize the rights of an unborn fetus over those of the woman carrying the child, Jo Ardinger’s Personhood presents the horrifying consequences of Wisconsin’s Unborn Child Protection act. The law, inspired by fear-grabbing headlines, was intended to protect an unborn fetus from a reckless mother; the implementation of the law, however, puts those mothers who are honest about past health issues in danger of becoming wards of the state. Caught in the mix is Tammy Loertscher, who turns to street drugs to self medicate after being kicked off of her health insurance. When she learns she’s pregnant she makes the critical mistake of confiding in a doctor about her past bouts with depression and drug use. She’s almost immediately ushered into a court proceeding that requires her to admit herself into rehab, and when she refuses to comply...
- 11/13/2019
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
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