{"id":12299,"date":"2016-03-04T14:32:11","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T22:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/?post_type=films&#038;p=12299"},"modified":"2022-03-03T13:25:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T21:25:44","slug":"trapped","status":"publish","type":"films","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/documentaries\/trapped\/","title":{"rendered":"TRAPPED"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><i>TRAPPED<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> goes to the front lines of the controversial battle currently being waged over so-called TRAP laws \u2014 Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers \u2014 which reproductive rights advocates believe are designed to restrict access to abortion. Told through the eyes of doctors, clinic owners, and staff in Alabama and Texas who are fighting to keep their facilities open, the film reveals the impact of the hundreds of new laws passed since 2011 that set additional standards and regulations for abortion providers. Compliance often requires costly facility modifications or staffing requirements and has resulted in the closure of many clinics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proponents of these laws, most of which have been passed in Southern states, maintain that they are necessary to protect women\u2019s health. Opponents believe that the regulations are unnecessary and designed to limit access to abortion. The current case before the U.S. Supreme Court, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whole Woman\u2019s Health v. Hellerstedt<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, will decide whether these laws are constitutional. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TRAPPED<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0also includes interviews with the legal team arguing before the Supreme Court that TRAP laws are designed to undermine and circumvent the right to choose granted under <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roe v. 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