For others, the decision draft was just the start of a prolonged, waking nightmare.
Probably most publicly, there was a large public outcry over the bill in Georgia.
Let’s start with Marjorie Dannenfelser, who is incredibly plan-oriented.
This film was made before Roe v. Wade was overturned, yet she was already envisioning a post-Roe world.
What implications would you say her work and that foresight specifically has had on the battle surrounding abortion?
They advocate for anti-abortion lawmakers and raise money and lobby for these lawmakers and for anti-abortion legislation.
As we now know, that is exactly what happened.
That is who was nominated and who was confirmed.
What does Cynthia Lowen think about anti-abortion organizer Kristan Hawkins and the recruitment of young people?
Let’s shift now to Kristan Hawkins and the mobilization of college students.
As one of the young women says, “Someone asked me to come to the March For life.
There was space on the bus, and that was, for me, this turning point.”
It wasn’t a particularly political stance for her family.
She ended up working in an anti-abortion pregnancy center where they showed her all of these videos.
They may be pro-choice, but she’s seeking to turn them on this one particular issue.
As a filmmaker, it was something that was surprising.
Seeing young college aged women was surprising to me.
There are a lot of people who are single issue voters on the issue of abortion.
Is that a problem for you?
For Terrisa, it was very clear.
The opening scene of Battleground includes closed door recordings of Trump and the Christian right.
What does Cynthia think of such association?
That’s a great question.
Is the pro-abortion movement not as aware of their opposition’s influence as they should be?
They don’t know about the Susan B. Anthony List.
They don’t know about Students for Life.
There was something missing.
That curiosity was behind the approach to the film.
This interview has been edited for clarity.
Correction: Terrisa Bukovinac’s name was initially misspelled.
This has been corrected.
