If These Walls Could Talk(1996) May 2026

: Claire Donnelly (Demi Moore), a widowed nurse living in suburban Chicago.

: After a failed attempt to self-terminate with a knitting needle, she pays for a clandestine back-alley procedure on her kitchen table. The segment ends tragically as Claire dies from a massive hemorrhage shortly after the procedure. 1974: The Burden of Choice If These Walls Could Talk(1996)

: The procedure takes place amidst a violent anti-abortion protest outside. Just as the operation is completed, a protester storms the clinic and shoots Dr. Thompson. The film concludes with Christine holding the dying doctor, a stark depiction of the era's volatile political climate. : Claire Donnelly (Demi Moore), a widowed nurse