Rain Without Thunder

Rain Without Thunder is a 1993 American science fiction film directed by Gary O. Bennett and starring Betty Buckley and Jeff Daniels. The film is set fifty years in the future from the time of production. Although the Planned Parenthood v. Casey case is never mentioned by name, the decision took place in the same year as the film was made and many characteristics of the society portrayed are clearly a reaction to the growing possibilities of restricting abortion rights at the time of production.original research? The film is presented as a documentary about the Goldring case, a mother and daughter imprisoned at the Walker Point Center for seeking an abortion outside of the United States. Although Beverly Betty Buckley and Allison Ali Thomas are the main focus, the journalist Carolyn McCormick also interviews numerous people with varying viewpoints discussing the ramifications of the Goldring case and abortion in general in 2042 society.

Allison Goldring, an upperclass, white college student, becomes pregnant with her boyfriend Jeremy Tanner Steve Zahn. After discussing her options with both Tanner and her family, she makes the decision to travel abroad to terminate the pregnancy, as abortion is prosecuted as fetal murder in the United States. According to Allison and her mother Beverley, everyone including Tanner supported her decision. Tanner later denies this, though the film makes his denial seem improbable. Allisons father and grandmother are interviewed and openly support both Allison and Beverly. Allisons father says that he originally intended to go along with them and that the choice to prosecute Beverly is arbitrary ultimately, Beverly is perceived to have a greater influence on Allison.Later interviews give further background on the society civil liberties are slowly and methodically curtailed over time in order fight hypercrime. In the early twentyfirst century, restrictions on warrants are loosened, and several states pass laws criminalizing abortion. At first, only abortionists are targeted by the laws, and complacent feminists dismiss the idea that the situation will get worse. When the Roman Catholic Church accepts barrier contraception, feminism becomes further weakened, and a wave of prolife legislation is passed, culminating in a new amendment to the United States Constitution that defines personhood at conception. Following that, laws are enacted that target women seeking abortions, and feminism becomes not only politically incorrect but also subject to historical revisionism that denies its impact. ........

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