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A Private Matter   1992     2 and a half stars    PG-13, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joan Micklin Silver  
Cast: Sissy Spacek, Aidan Quinn, Estelle Parsons, Sheila McCarthy, Leon Russom, Xander Berkeley, Richard Venture, William H. Macy, Jeff Perry

  This made-for-cable TV film is based on the true story of Sherrie Finkbine's (1960s kids TV program "Romper Room") decision to abort a child damaged by thalidomide. This starts a major controversy fueled by right-to-lifers.


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A Private Matter (1992)
Sissy Spacek
Oscar: Best Actress for Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Estelle Parsons
Oscar: Best Supporting Actress for Bonnie And Clyde (1967)


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