Clinic Escorting: A Summer on the Front Lines

What must people go through in order to obtain an abortion? In this video, I go to Toledo's last remaining abortion clinic to observe the protesters, as well as the escorts who protect patients from harm.

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Faces and license plates have been blurred to protect the identities and privacy of patients and children. (The billboard in the background is NOT for the clinic. It is for a crisis pregnancy center.)

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☞ MORE INFORMATION:
• Court rules Toledo's last abortion clinic can remain open: http://www.toledoblade.com/Courts/2016/07/29/Court-rules-Toledo-s-last-abortion-clinic-Capital-Care-can-remain-open.html
• Supreme Court strikes down abortion restrictions in Texas: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/27/483686616/supreme-court-strikes-down-abortion-restrictions-in-texas
• Toledo eyes law against impeding clinic access: http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2017/07/11/Toledo-eyes-law-against-impeding-clinic-access.html
• Abortion facility access law debate draws hundreds to Toledo council chambers: http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2017/08/30/Healthcare-facility-access-law-draws-hundreds.html
• As court considers clinic closure, justice speaks at anti-abortion event: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/03/16/ohio-justice-sharon-kennedy-toledo-right-to-life-court--abortion-clinic-case/99274538/
• Planned Parenthood volunteers share their escorting experiences: http://youtu.be/R7uHSAfuQDU
• This video shows what it’s like to escort at an even busier clinic in NYC: http://youtu.be/032WSc4JCvs
• This short film follows escorts in both New York and Mississippi, and also discusses some history of protesting and TRAP laws: http://youtu.be/fY_wAF8p_3M
• What are TRAP laws? https://rewire.news/legislative-tracker/law-topic/targeted-regulation-of-abortion-providers/
• This feature-length documentary follows clinic workers and lawyers struggling to fight and comply with TRAP laws prior to the Supreme Court ruling on Texas HB2 in 2016: http://www.trappeddocumentary.com/
• 15-minute news feature about the battleground that is Mississippi’s last remaining clinic (as of 2016): https://youtu.be/KP4FYkVKrGU
• “Heartbeat,” the location that one patient was deceived into visiting, is an example of a Crisis Pregnancy Center (CPC). This video by VICE News explains what they are and how they mislead and intimidate women despite having good intentions: https://youtu.be/g-ex4Q-z-is
• Abortions have taken place throughout history, regardless of whether they were legal. Here are some of the desperate measures people have taken to end pregnancies: https://youtu.be/kaUnTWc8siQ

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Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i; Canon 70D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS II; Tamron SP 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD
Microphone: internal mic; Zoom H1
Editing software: Adobe Premiere Pro CC

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