Holly Hunter plays a lonely, single, poorly educated Texan who finds herself pregnant with no means to support a child. To avoid giving up the child, she seeks an abortion. Denied an abortion in Texas the young woman hires a novice lawyer to plead her case in the US supreme court. Eventually the law is changed, but for the character it takes longer than nine months.
Ellen Russell / Jane Doe
Sarah Weddington
Ron Weddington
Jay Floyd
Darryl Horwath
Jimmy Russell
Bob Flowers
Jessie
Ida Russell
Terry Bowman
Acting
Acting
Acting
Supreme Court Judge
Acting
Supreme Court Judge
Supreme Court Judge
Jerry
Linda Coffey
Supreme Court Judge
Ellen Russell / Jane Doe
Sarah Weddington
Ron Weddington
Jay Floyd
Darryl Horwath
Jimmy Russell
Bob Flowers
Jessie
Ida Russell
Terry Bowman
Acting
Acting
Acting
Supreme Court Judge
Acting
Supreme Court Judge
Supreme Court Judge
Jerry
Linda Coffey
Supreme Court Judge