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...Beta Kappa before earning his M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1969. He began publishing books under various pseudonyms shortly after receiving his undergraduate degree, and one of his first successes was a 1968 novel called “A Case of Need” about an abortionist. From that point on, many of his works focused on warning of the dangers posed by emerging technologies, netting him a label as a “cautionary tale” novelist.He is probably best known for his books “Jurassic Park,” “The Lost...
...born following an abortion procedure. In an interview with TIME, Stanek argued that the ad should still be seen as accurate, since it is possible that a doctor could have made a different decision. "It is more of a hypothetical," she said. "Obama would have agreed with the abortionist if the abortionist so chose to have her be claimed nonviable...
...Mungiu also plays games with the audience. As the story unspools he plants three tantalizing details that point it toward a melodramatic climax. Otilia filches a switchblade from the abortionist's case; she learns where Bebe's mother lives; and she comes into possession of his I.D. card, which presumably reveals his address. Will Otilia track Bebe down for the punishment he may deserve? Will all three principals survive their assignation? We're not telling. Suffice to say that what's done with these plot elements is as surprising as the rest of this gripping, satisfying film...
...also a view held by 70% of Americans. To be clear, the 2000 decision defines partial-birth abortion as a procedure that involves “intentionally delivering into the vagina a living unborn child, or a substantial portion thereof, for the purpose of performing a procedure that the [abortionist] knows will kill the...child and does kill the...child.” So while one could argue that a several-week old fetus is still a bunch of cells, the writers of the law are clear that regardless of your ideas about whether or not life begins at conception...
...when filmmakers he respects lose their integrity in pursuit of a wider audience. While discussing his favorite filmmakers, Solondz raised writer/director Mike Leigh’s recent movie, “Vera Drake,” in which Imelda Staunton gave an Oscar-nominated performance as the titular abortionist, as an example of when great filmmakers go bad. Solondz takes pains to praise Leigh’s talents as a “masterful filmmaker, the actors were beautiful, it was beautifully shot and it’s a wonderful indictment of a patriarchal system and so forth...