Many conservative Americans view the reversal of Roe v Wade by the Supreme Court as an ominous threat to the healthcare system which also has a profound impact on the family structure. For women, once such laws were enacted in states like Iowa, things fundamentally changed even if they planned to have a family, it became impossible for them to feel secure.
Let’s start close to home, The documentary Zurawski v Texas directed by Maisie Crow and Abbie Perrault has shed light on the harsh realities people face due to a lack of reproductive freedom, the film is especially refreshing for voters who have become apathetic towards holistic voting mechanisms.
In the case of Amanda Zurawski, after doctors refused to matter of factly perform the procedure, she was placed in a state of septic shock, however, doctors never believed that an abortion was needed even though it was apparent she was at an advanced stage of pregnancy. This was the beginning for Amanda as she began to prepare to sue Texas, quite a radical path in a post-war America where most people hardly acknowledged that such a practice even existed.
The strategy for the argument in the court was done by attorney Molly Duane from the Center for Reproductive Rights who knew that the case of Zurawski would resonate with many other women and families who have gone through similar disappointments and do come out. Duane is an aggressive advocate who understands the need for having an eco-driven struggle to change laws (she has an ‘I Am The Storm’ bracelet) however, it is also essential to keep providing support to tormented survivors from the fight who have to somehow step back into the courtroom to testify, do clips hold press conferences, and talk to each other about their trauma over and over again.
One of those persons was EТР East Texas mother of four Samantha Casiano who had to undergo the delivery of an anencephalic child with no chance of survival and needless mother-child misery that had a deep effect on Casiano’s mental health, her relationships, and her outlook towards further pregnancies. To watch screen time with Casiano who, rather almost always, appears to be mourning, exhibiting steely resolve, tired and lost all at once is to vow that one will never face the challenge of how she deals with the incredible cruelty of the law directed toward her, only that one is glad about the legal case doing this for her.
Paxson, who has always been an eye sore for the pro-choice camp and managed abortion footage to always escape him, got the balance with the power given to him during the execution of ruling with absolute revenge. Although such unwavering hatred probably won’t ever change, Zurawski’s mother, who has voted Republican all her life, is “not that person anymore” in frankness about what she calls her daughter’s wars. However, this still does not prevent Zurawski from crying even more, It’s been really stimulating – I am trying to get pregnant again, while also preparing for the case and the other women, trying to cope with the trauma.
The line seems to be drawn in the proverbial sand.
Zurawski v Texas has the usual touch of conniving cops and living Human drama. Perhaps what gravitates Crow and Perrault is the natural aim in the wreckage. The army of women doctors that the film makes is one of the most remarkable assets of the late women in the fight for health justice.
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