Holly Hunter plays a lonely, single, poorly educated Texan who finds herself pregnant with no means to support a child. To avoid giving up the child, she seeks an abortion. Denied an abortion in Texas the young woman hires a novice lawyer to plead her case in the US supreme court. Eventually the law is changed, but for the character it takes longer than nine months.
Full Cast of Roe vs. Wade
Holly Hunter
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Amy Madigan
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Chris Mulkey
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Terry O'Quinn
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James Gammon
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Kathy Bates
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Kenneth Tigar
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Glenn Morshower
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Crew of Roe vs. Wade
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