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.

Credits

Gregory HoblitDirector

Holly HunterEllen Russell / Jane Doe

Amy MadiganSarah Weddington

Chris MulkeyRon Weddington

Terry O'QuinnJay Floyd