: Christine Cullen (Anne Heche), a college student.
The 1996 anthology film explores the evolving social and legal landscape of reproductive rights through three distinct stories, all set in the same suburban house across different decades. 1952: The Cost of Desperation If These Walls Could Talk(1996)
: Impregnated by a married professor who abandons her, Christine decides to seek an abortion. She schedules an appointment with Dr. Beth Thompson (Cher) at a local clinic. : Christine Cullen (Anne Heche), a college student
: After a failed attempt to self-terminate with a knitting needle, she pays for a clandestine back-alley procedure on her kitchen table. The segment ends tragically as Claire dies from a massive hemorrhage shortly after the procedure. 1974: The Burden of Choice She schedules an appointment with Dr
: Barbara discovers she is pregnant just as she is trying to build a career. While abortion is now legal, she and her husband struggle with the economic and emotional weight of another child.
: Claire Donnelly (Demi Moore), a widowed nurse living in suburban Chicago.
: After a heartfelt conversation with her teenage daughter and husband, Barbara ultimately decides to keep the child, and the family resolves to work together to provide for their future. 1996: The Face of Conflict