Movies With Abortion Scenes Are Becoming More Graphic—And More Vital

In Annie Ernaux’s 2001 book Happening, the French literary icon known for her intensely personal writing describes how a painting might depict her illicit 1963 abortion: “It would be a small table with a formica top pushed up against a wall and an enamel basin with a probe glowing on the surface. Slightly to the right—a hairbrush.” However, she continues, such depictions simply don’t exist. “I don’t believe there is a single museum in the world whose collections feature a work called The Abortionist’s Studio.” Then as now, artistic representations of abortion are all too rare, particularly given how frequently… Read Full Article