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The Abortion Divide
FRONTLINE goes inside the fight over abortion, told through the stories of women struggling with unplanned pregnancies.
April 23, 2019
1h 55m
Marcos Doesn't Live Here Anymore
A U.S. veteran fights to reunite her family after her undocumented husband is deported.
April 15, 2019
Blood and Power in the Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs has led to the deaths of thousands of alleged drug users and dealers. Yet he remains hugely popular. We investigate his rise to power.
March 21, 2019
A Survivor of the War in Bosnia Recounts His "Most Unsettling" Memory
In 'The Trial of Ratko Mladić,' Elvedin Pasic — the first witness in the trial — provides emotional testimony about the war in Bosnia.
March 19, 2019
Never Sentenced, Never Released
Across the country, hundreds of people are in prison even though they weren’t convicted of the alleged acts that landed them there. Sometimes, they’re held for decades. Today, the story of one such man.
March 7, 2019
What Happens When New Yorkers With Mental Illness Slip Through the Cracks
As the FRONTLINE documentary "Right to Fail" shows, for some New Yorkers with mental illness, the transition from tightly-controlled settings to the lower levels of supervision in supported housing can have dire consequences.
February 26, 2019
Behind “Right to Fail,” a ProPublica-Frontline Collaboration to Overcome Roadblocks and Privacy Restrictions
Here is how we navigated questions about consent, privacy and civil rights for three of the men whose stories appear in the documentary "Right to Fail."
February 26, 2019
"Seeded in Social Media": Jailed Philippine Journalist Says Facebook is Partly Responsible for Her Predicament
The arrest this month of Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, which experts believe is a retaliatory move for exposing violence-inciting fake accounts on Facebook linked to President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, raises the question of the company’s culpability for her dangerous predicament.
February 25, 2019
Timeline: How the Crisis in Venezuela Unfolded
The humanitarian crisis in Venezuela may reach a flash point this weekend as political tensions escalate.
February 22, 2019
South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds Calls for Evaluation of Indian Health Service
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, a South Dakota Republican, introduced legislation Thursday calling for a broad assessment of the U.S. Indian Health Service, following an investigation of the agency by The Wall Street Journal and FRONTLINE.
February 15, 2019
Press Advocates Call Arrest of Filipina Journalist Maria Ressa "Politically Motivated"
Press freedom advocates view journalist Maria Ressa's arrest as an escalation of ongoing retaliation for adverse reporting of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.
February 13, 2019
HHS to Review Indian Health Service After Revelations on Pedophile Doctor
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar called for a review of the Indian Health Service following an investigation that revealed the agency’s mishandling of a pedophile doctor.
February 13, 2019