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.
Ellen Russell / Jane Doe

Sarah Weddington

Ron Weddington

Jay Floyd

Darryl Horwath

Jimmy Russell

Bob Flowers

Jessie

Ida Russell

Terry Bowman

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Supreme Court Judge

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Jerry

Linda Coffey

Supreme Court Judge

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Sherry Roe

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Judge Sarah Hughes