Thirty percent of American women will have an abortion in their lifetime. Nearly half of these women live at or below the federal poverty line, and they’re four times more likely to be women of color. Startling statistics like these are why I’m making the documentary TRAPPED. My film examines the political fight and human stories of Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers — or “TRAP laws” — that are now in place in more than half of the country. These regulations limit or eliminate access to reproductive healthcare services and disproportionately affect poor women and women of color. The laws are specifically designed to hinder the constitutionally protected rights of millions of politically underrepresented Americans.

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