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Public Enemies, Private Friends

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Public Enemies, Private Friends

Local, USA: Season 8 Episode 10 | 88m 49s | CC

On December 30, 1994, a man entered two abortion clinics in Brookline, MA. By day's end, two women were dead, five wounded, and a community was left mourning. Thus began a clandestine dialogue between leaders of the pro-choice and pro-life movements and the beginning of the most unlikely friendship.

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