The Fourth Trimester (short)

Shot on 16 mm film, The Fourth Trimester short film won a Student Emmy® for Michael R.R. McLaughlin, set in a world in which the right to life has been Constitutionally redefined as beginning 21 years after "conception;" at that time, the "conceptus" is judged and a decision is made between being born and being aborted. This short is part of a feature length version of The Fourth Trimester that also includes the Cat & Mouse sequence available for viewing.