A short film released in 2023 features the story of Rachel, a single mother working as a waitress to support her two children.
WARNING: Spoilers below.
At the beginning of the film, “Red, White, and Blue,” Rachel seemingly finds herself pregnant and decides she must leave her state of Arkansas in search of an abortion. However, near the end of the film, it is revealed that it is her pre-teen daughter that is pregnant due to rape and Rachel is trying to obtain an abortion for her. The 23-minute film follows her journey of desperation and paints a sad picture for those seeking abortion in states with pro-life laws.
The film’s writer and director, Nazrin Choudhry, stated in an interview with Channel 4 News, “In 2022, the Supreme Court made a decision that reversed Roe v. Wade and that affected reproductive rights across the board. And so, I want to tell a story about the real world repercussions arising from that decision.” Main actress Brittany Snow and Choudhry both have stated the film was not meant to be political, with Choudhry saying, “It doesn’t matter if you’re Republican or Democrat, this is a human rights issue.”
Indeed, abortion is a human rights issue, but likely not for the reasons the pro-abortion film creators think. It can never be a human right to kill another innocent human being.
Snow explains that while viewers may start watching the film with a judgmental perspective, the film’s twist has shifted perspectives — the twist being that Rachel’s pre-teen daughter has been raped and now is pregnant.
At the end of the film, the daughter, having drawn a picture of an elephant, explains that female elephants stick together and help each other — a seeming urge to other women to join in on the fight for the “right” to kill their preborn children and to “help” the women seeking it. Rape is a horrific human rights violation that no human being should have to experience. But an abortion doesn’t take away the trauma of rape, and creates another innocent victim of violence.
Serena, a woman who endured rape at 13 years old, confirms that the abortion her parents paid to have her put through never reversed “the trauma of sexual assault… I am so thankful for abortion recovery, but abortion never undid my trauma.” Serena’s parents’ regret over making their daughter abort her child caused difficulty in Serena’s teen years and later on in marriage.
Lianna Rebolledo, founder of Loving Life, survived rape at 12 years old and chose life for her daughter. She says, “Just knowing that I had my baby girl, it helped me. It helped me to heal and I just knew that my daughter had a purpose in life… And she gave me the strength to go on. She gave me hope. She showed me what real love was, and because of her, I am who I am right now.”
Choudhry, with an abortion history of her own, said to the Wrap in an interview, “We’re trying to tell you, ‘These are all the reasons why someone could need and want this (abortion), and here’s another added reason. If you haven’t changed your mind before, how does this affect you now? Because if you are a human being, you should understand why it’s so important.”
In actuality, if you’re a human being, you should understand that killing innocent human beings doesn’t solve any societal problem. Death of innocent human beings does nothing to stop violence against women.
