Has anyone had a chance to see Midwife on PBS on Sunday?

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35. I loved the way the nun was the understanding one

Jenny's shock was due to her naivete (or maybe she genuinely was anti-abortion--but I appreciated the way that they included that viewpoint without making her seem actually morally judgmental--just shocked that the woman had done something illegal). I imagine I'd be shocked too if I grew up in that era and had never actually seen the aftermath of a botched abortion.

I also liked the way that the narrator said that the doctors who treated the woman kept silent. Of course they knew what had happened but they were as compassionate as the nun.

The storyline with Trixie was a great counterpoint--how easily she could have been in the woman's place and had to have a backalley abortion herself if she hadn't been able to get out of that guy's apartment. And yet she showed up to the street party knowing (or thinking) he'd be there, because his behavior was just what women had to deal with back then. They still do, obviously, but there's at least the notion of having some legal recourse. Not then.

It's such a great show.