It's the complicated journey of Norma McCorvey who would be the subject of the landmark Supreme Court case Roe v Wade. It follows her complicated life as she makes a death bed confession over her changing opinion. She dies in 2017.

I've always been uncomfortable with this debate. I don't like abortions but I ain't forcing any woman to be pregnant if they are unwilling to do it. Quite frankly, Norma does not make it any easier. No matter which side she decides on being. I won't denounce her but I can't support her either. She's a complicated character. In many ways, she is a human character, terribly flawed and sinner like us all.

Norma McCorve. the thing is, to me, is that the court case and the whole issue was never about Norma McCorve. Trying to watch a film about her less than interesting life is hard to do in particular because she really does not matter so much. The case was the case. The law was about the law. The miserable and self-indulgent life of Norma McCorve is a sideshow, like her. Completely and utterly forgetable. The legal case that said women have the right to control their own bodies was what is important here. May it be preserved.

For a network documentary, this was extremely well done. It was honest, real, and ultimately revealed the truth. Who was Norma McCorvey? She was a human being - complicated and good in different ways. When I looked into her eyes as a middle-aged woman, I still saw an abused little girl. And although she was an adult and completely responsible for her questionable actions, even the evangelical pro-life group that exploited her admitted that they knew what they were doing. Charming and funny, it reveals her true identity, from the woman who was the love of her life, to her children and grandchildren. This was not a documentary meant to stir up the politics on one side or the other - it was a true and important work of journalism. Sweeping aside what must have been a lifetime of tabloid attention and a character mainstream media didn't quite know what to make of, it illuminates in wonderful simplicity a woman that leaves a legacy by pure chance. Personally, I found it to be wonderful.