Religion is central in film depicting last abortion clinic along Texas' southern border

Yolanda Chapa, founder of McAllen Pregnancy Center, in "On the Divide." (Photo courtesy of "On the Divide") Nearly halfway into "On the Divide," a ...

May 14, 2022
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Yolanda Chapa, founder of McAllen Pregnancy Center, in "On the Divide." (Photo courtesy of "On the Divide") Nearly halfway into "On the Divide," a documentary about the last abortion clinic left along Texas' border with Mexico, Rey Guerrero — a security guard in his 60s who protects the entryway to Whole Woman's Health — kneels at an altar and prays. He asks God to protect the patients he shields from anti-abortion protesters who, with rosaries in hand, beg them to continue with their pregnancies.

Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service