The Silent scream

Duration: 28

Year Published: 1985

Creator: American Portrait Films

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Dr. Bernard N. Nathanson, pro-life advocate, formerly associated with the country's largest abortion clinic and the pro-choice National Abortion Rights League, uses ultrasonic pictures of a first trimester (12-week) abortion to posit his view that life begins at conception and the fetus victim is subjected to pain during the abortion procedure, climaxing in a purported silent scream. Using this footage and graphic depictions of aborted fetuses, Dr. Nathanson maintains that legalized abortion is actually exploitation and victimization of women by the medical establishment.