Loeb, who is probably best known for his court battle with ex Sofia Vergara over frozen embryos, began working on the film two years ago. His motivation, he said, was his own shifting views on abortion, from being pro-abortion rights in his 20s to against abortion now.
\"I know a lot of people make the assumption that the reason I'm doing this is because of my pro-life court case,\" he said. \"It has nothing to do with that at all. It really has to do with what I went through in my 20s and the conversion I had.\"
In the film, he portrays Bernard Nathanson, the doctor who co-founded the National Abortion Rights Action League and later became an anti-abortion activist. He and co-writer Cathy Allyn also stepped in to direct the film after they said the director they hired seemed overwhelmed by the scope of the project.
Allyn, 32, who also considers herself anti-abortion, said she's been called anti-feminist and anti-women since helming the film.
\"I guess the optimistic and naive side of me thought a lot of other women in Hollywood would rally behind a female director,\" she said, \"but considering the nature of Hollywood and the left-leaning sensibilities that's just not the case.\"
The film wrapped earlier this week after shooting inside New York City's famed St. Patrick's Cathedral, and Loeb said he's already received multiple offers for distribution from studios.
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