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Critical Choices

Critical Choices

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Critical Choices

1996

1h 28m

6.3(3 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

A Milwaukee Women's Health Clinic becomes the battleground between pro-choice activists and right-to-life demonstrators over and Easter Sunday weekend and involves three different women, each representing different sides of the issue.

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Production Companies

Paramount Television

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Betty Buckley

Betty Buckley

Dr. Margret Ludlow

Pamela Reed

Pamela Reed

Arlene Dickens

Diana Scarwid

Diana Scarwid

Diana Johnson

Liisa Repo-Martell

Liisa Repo-Martell

Amy

Terry Kinney

Terry Kinney

Lloyd Dickens

Albert Schultz

Albert Schultz

Andy

Dean McDermott

Dean McDermott

Johnny

Jody Racicot

Jody Racicot

Wayne

Jeffrey Donovan

Jeffrey Donovan

Randy

Brian Kerwin

Brian Kerwin

Rev. Bobby Ray Flood

Creative team

Directed by: Claudia Weill
Written by: Susan Cuscuna
Mitchell Burgess
Produced by: Tracey Alexander

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