15 Mar 2024
Contractions
Intimate confessions, paired with experimental choreography outside a woman’s clinic in Memphis, offer a glimpse into post Roe v. Wade America.
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"Have you ever regret about not having kids?" - "Yes, I have, Sometimes"
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