[yetidog]

"Last Chance Harvey" (Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson) is making the rounds as a new chick flick renter about the old "two lonely people" scenario. Its main virtue is in the acting effort that Hoffman and Thompson make in trying (unsuccessfully) to portray the possibility of their romantic relationship. However, it is interesting to note that the Thompson character's angst and sadness has its basis in an abortion she had back when "all the girls did it" (or something to that effect). This element of the movie doesn't exactly commend it but it does speak to the possibility that Hollywood might start beginning to recognize the difficult emotional residuals of a pro-choice mindset.

[Rockingham]

Most likely, the studio suits had some marketing research that led them to inject a dose of abortion angst into the script. The least likely explanation is that the character detail was chosen based on principle.

[eclecticEel]

Juno already had a (somewhat muted) pro-life message.

[irishjuggler]

Yeah, I’ve seen the film, and I agree with you. Emma Thompson’s character regrets her abortion and wonders aloud what the child she killed would be like as an adult.

[Continental Soldier]

All comments on the film’s message aside, this movie must have died a really dramatic death at the box office, because I have seen, now, countless promo’s for it on TV, almost demanding that viewers buy the CD immediately! lol