Documentary Examines Blood Money Motive in Abortion Industry
.- An upcoming pro-life
documentary named “Blood Money” aims to shake the viewer “to the very core” and
expose the “inconvenient truth” about the money involved in the abortion
industry. The documentary interviews pro-life leaders, former abortionists, and
women who have been harmed by abortion.
One of the interviewees featured in the movie trailer, Carol
Everett, was a part owner of several abortion clinics in the
In the Blood Money trailer she talks of the unsavory practices
her clinics were involved in.
“Our goal was three to five abortions from every girl from the
ages 13 to 18,” she says.
Everett describes a plan to “sell abortions” by using sex
education to “break down” the natural modesty of children, separate them from
their parents and their values, and establish the abortion provider as the sex
expert in young people’s lives.
“So they would turn to us when we would give them a low-dose
birth control pill they would get pregnant on, or a defective condom,” she
says.
Later in the trailer she remarks: “I recognized that I’d been
involved in the deaths of over 35,000 babies.”
The film is being directed by David Kyle. Its executive producer
is John Zipp.
Speaking in a Tuesday e-mail interview, Kyle told CNA that the
message of Blood Money is that abortion “destroys lives.”
“Not only that of the baby, but of the mother, father and families
that have to deal with the consequences of what is sold to them as a quick fix.
We then tie in the monetary gains that are being made in the name of helping
women. This is an industry that when the product proves to be defective, you
don't get a refund.”
He explained that the business of abortion was not the
filmmakers’ initial focus.
“The original title of the film was going to be ‘The American
Holocaust’. We had set out to present the truth about abortion, from the
destruction of the human being, to the effect it has on the women that make the
choice to abort,” he said.
During interviews, the “monetary aspects” of the abortion
industry kept repeatedly surfacing.
“So while we still cover in part some of our original idea we
honed in on the money that is made on the slaughter of the unborn,” he
explained.
He and John Zipp had first developed the concept in 2004 because
they felt that no one else was talking about the nature and effects of
abortion.
“It does come up at election time or when there is opening on
the Court, but only in general terms. We believed that the mass media doesn't
want to go into details because they know if they did, more people would oppose
it.”
Kyle and Zipp thought a documentary would be the best way to
reach a large audience and to force a conversation on abortion.
He explained that most of the film is testimony of individuals
involved in the abortion industry like Everett or former abortionist Dr.
Bernard Nathanson, or those who have been harmed by their abortion decision.
Pro-life leaders like Norma McCorvey, Fr. Frank Pavone, Dr.
Alveda King, and Fr. Thomas Euteneuer were interviewed for the documentary and
have at least one appearance in the film.
Kyle explained that he had no background in film, describing
Blood Money’s development as a “crash course” in filmmaking. The filmmakers
hired a professional director of photography, Jeff Butler of Cabin One
Productions, to do the camera work. They also brought Roman Jaquez on board to
edit and improve the film.
Asked about his decision to use the documentary genre Kyle said,
“I think pro-lifers underuse filmmaking period.” In fact, Kyle said he could
only name “The Silent Scream” as another pro-life documentary that he has seen.
Listing aspects of abortion that should be covered in future
documentaries, he named the humanity of the baby, the
harm abortion does to women and the sale of parts from aborted babies’ remains.
“Film is a way to reach a wide audience with the values you want
to pass on. If they are done with an eye on quality I believe people would go
and see them and could compete with the liberal attitude of
Kyle told CNA the makers of “Blood Money” are planning at least
one follow-up film focusing on the women interviewed for the documentary.
“We have so much compelling testimony that did not make it in
this film,” he said.
“Blood Money” has no scheduled release date, since the
filmmakers still need to find a distribution company that will “take the chance
on something this controversial.” He said some distributors are interested in
seeing the film upon its completion, which Kyle predicted would come at the end
of September.