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If the new Republican administration's plan to severely curtail reproductive rights scares you, Anu Valia's poignant Shatterbox Anthology film, "Lucia, Before and After" is the inspiration you need to get ready to fight back. A portrait of the struggles American women still face to exercise their right to choose, "Lucia, Before and After" spotlights Texas's arcane abortion regulations, like 24-hour waiting periods, few accessible clinics, especially for rural communities, and mandatory, degrading pre-procedure ultra-sounds.
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03:18Possible complications include requiring another suction procedure, perforation of the wall of the uterus and or other organs which may
03:25heal themselves or may require surgical repair.
03:28When you return, you'll be asked to sign additional forms certifying that an ultrasound was performed 24 hours prior.
03:35Do you have any questions?
03:37We're doing it today, right?
03:39You're getting the sonogram.
03:41I'm sorry, I'm confused.
03:43You're getting the sonogram today, 24 hours before the procedure.
03:49We'll book the appointment before you leave, and we'll book the appointment before you leave, and we can make sure
03:51it's tomorrow if you don't want to wait, but you'll have to come in again.
03:57Shh!
04:00Shh!
04:01Shh!
04:03What you do?
04:03What you do?
04:04What you do?
04:16How do you mean?
04:17I mean, like, um, are there any last-minute cancellations?
04:22Um, so, you know, you've already lost money on the room,
04:25so you could just, like, I don't know, give it away.
04:30Oh, I think give it away.
04:33No, I know.
04:35I know, that's not what I meant.
04:37No, I just, I was wondering, are there any last-minute cancellations
04:41so that you could give me room for, like, I don't know, 20%?
04:44I'm sorry, I can't help you.
04:49Well, I'm freaking starving.
04:52I mean, if you can't give me room, maybe you could give me something to eat?
04:57Um, there's a sonic, like, a mile out there.
05:01Can you just...
05:03Can you just give me a room?
05:06I've really had a day, and I just...
05:08I know you've got to have something.
05:10My boss would get pissed at me.
05:11It's only for one night. You've got to have something that you ain't going to run out anyway.
05:18Go, go, go.
05:19I love you.
05:36Thomas Fox
05:36Boan
05:37Boan
05:37Boan
05:37Boa
05:37Boan
05:37Boa
05:37Boa
05:37Boa
05:50Did you see your friend
05:53Crying from his eyes today?
05:59Did you see your friend
06:02Through the streets and far away?
06:11Did you want another?
06:13Oh, no, I'm fine, thanks.
06:14Can I get some water today?
06:15Oh, yeah, sure.
06:21Thanks.
06:38Thanks.
06:47Thanks.
06:48Thanks.
06:54Thanks.
06:58Oh, I need you to let me cry, I'm not alone, I know I can fall, I'm gonna run and
07:22leave you for more,
07:29Sometimes a man who makes no more, doesn't care.
07:41Hey, hey!
07:45Miss! Hell no! I have to pay for that! Open the door! Unbelievable!
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09:32It's a break.
09:46Theимерist is not the same, I think.
09:48It's all good.
09:49Come on.
09:50Nice.
09:52And a break.
09:54Woo!
09:55Woo!
09:57And a...
09:59Woo!
10:01Woo!
10:03Yay!
10:06Hey!
10:07Woo!
10:10Hey!
10:16Do your space, do your space, do your space.
10:44Do your space, do your space, do your space.
11:31Oh, hello.
11:35Oh, hi.
11:37Yes, I know which way I am.
11:39Yes, I know which way I am.
11:42I am going to see you.
11:45Don't, don't, don't, don't.
11:48Come on, come on.
11:49Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, me.

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