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* AnAesop: People shouldn't have children if they don't want them or use children as a tool for their partners. Veronica is not emotionally or financially ready for a child, which drives her determination to have an abortion. Kevin only wants a child to make Veronica stay with him instead of going to college. Bailey's father never wanted children and only had Bailey to make her mother happy.
* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: It is unlikely that Veronica would be casually walking around an hour after receiving a surgical abortion. In reality she would most likely have very painful cramps for at least the rest of the day.

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* AnAesop: People shouldn't have children if they don't want them or use children as a tool for their partners. Veronica is not emotionally or financially ready for a child, which drives her determination to have an abortion. Kevin only wants a child to make Veronica stay with him instead of going to college. Bailey's father never wanted children and only had Bailey to make her mother happy.
* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: It is unlikely that Veronica would be casually walking around an hour after receiving a surgical abortion. In reality reality, she would most likely have very painful cramps for at least the rest of the day.



* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: AvertedTrope. Veronica is not ready to be a mom and thus decides to get an abortion, and she isn't going to let anyone change her mind. Furthermore, the movie makes it clear that Veronica did not come to this decision lightly and she isn't a bad person for not wanting to carry the pregnancy to term. The other characters (except for a pair of [[TheFundamentalist Christian fundamentalists]] and her emotionally manipulative boyfriend) support her decision.



* TeenPregnancy: Veronica hasn't graduated high school yet and she knows she is nowhere near ready to have a baby at her age.

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* TeenPregnancy: Veronica hasn't graduated high school yet and she knows she is nowhere near ready to have a baby at her age.
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* ButchLesbian: Bailey is something of a {{tomboy}} in her attitude and dress style, but isn't really full on butch, though it turns out she's a lesbian. She meets a butch lesbian however at the carnival, flirting and briefly kissing her.

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* ButchLesbian: Bailey is something of a {{tomboy}} in her attitude and dress style, but isn't really full on butch, though it turns out she's a lesbian. She meets a butch lesbian however at the carnival, flirting with and briefly kissing her.
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* AnAesop: People shouldn’t have children if they don’t want them or use children as a tool for their partners. Veronica is not emotionally or financially ready for a child, which drives her determination to have an abortion. Kevin only wants a child to make Veronica stay with him instead of going to college. Bailey’s father never wanted children and only had Bailey to make her mother happy.


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* IHaveThisFriend: When calling Planned Parenthood about her options, Veronica pretends she’s writing a hypothetical research paper. The staff member on the phone doesn’t buy it, but plays along.
* OhCrap: Veronica has one when she learns that she has to travel all the way to New Mexico for her abortion.
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* DoggedNiceGuy: Kevin, Veronica's baby daddy. However, the film deliberately blends this with StalkerWithACrush to show just how bad this actually is. It's made clear that he badgered Veronica to go out with him to begin with, noticed the condom had broken after the fact and ''did not tell her'', attempts to propose to her repeatedly after she had refused, and stalked her across the country to Planned Parenthood to prevent her from terminating the pregnancy.

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* DoggedNiceGuy: Kevin, Veronica's baby daddy. However, the film deliberately blends this with StalkerWithACrush to show just how bad this actually is. It's made clear that he badgered Veronica to go out with him to begin with, noticed the condom had broken after the fact and ''did not tell her'', attempts to propose to her repeatedly after she had refused, and stalked her across the country to Planned Parenthood to prevent her from terminating the pregnancy. This is made worse in the original book where he ''poked holes in the condoms.''
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''Unpregnant'' is a 2020 [[Laconic/BuddyPicture Buddy]] [[RoadTripPlot Road Trip]] {{Dramedy}} film, directed by Creator/RachelLeeGoldenberg, and [[FilmOfTheBook based on the book]] of the same name by Ted Caplan and Jenni Hendriks. It stars Creator/HaleyLuRichardson and Creator/BarbieFerreira, with supporting performances by Creator/BreckinMeyer, Creator/GiancarloEsposito, Creator/SugarLynBeard, and and Creator/BettyWho.

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''Unpregnant'' is a 2020 [[Laconic/BuddyPicture Buddy]] [[RoadTripPlot Road Trip]] {{Dramedy}} film, directed by Creator/RachelLeeGoldenberg, and [[FilmOfTheBook based on the book]] of the same name by Ted Caplan and Jenni Hendriks. It stars Creator/HaleyLuRichardson and Creator/BarbieFerreira, with supporting performances by Creator/BreckinMeyer, Creator/GiancarloEsposito, Creator/SugarLynBeard, Creator/StephanieBeard, and and Creator/BettyWho.
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* FakingTheDead: Veronica and Bailey steal Bob and Kate's GMC Yukon and drive it off a small cliff, after diving out at the last minute. The car being too far away to actually easily check for bodies, this fools Bob long enough for them to sneak off.

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* EarnYourHappyEnding: After going through hell and back, Veronica successfully and healthily terminates her pregnancy, and both she and Bailey make it home, with a newly deepened friendship. Veronica is also able to have a closer relationship with her mother. Bailey is able to gain more confidence in her romantic life and receives closure on her relationship with her neglectful father.



* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: AvertedTrope. Veronica is not ready to be a mom and thus decides to get an abortion, and she isn't going to let anyone change her mind. Furthermore, the movie makes it clear that Veronica did not come to this decision lightly and she isn't a bad person for not wanting to carry the pregnancy to term. The other characters (except for a pair of [[TheFundamentalist Christian fundamentalists]]) support her decision, including her boyfriend who is willing to marry her.

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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: AvertedTrope. Veronica is not ready to be a mom and thus decides to get an abortion, and she isn't going to let anyone change her mind. Furthermore, the movie makes it clear that Veronica did not come to this decision lightly and she isn't a bad person for not wanting to carry the pregnancy to term. The other characters (except for a pair of [[TheFundamentalist Christian fundamentalists]]) fundamentalists]] and her emotionally manipulative boyfriend) support her decision, including her boyfriend who is willing to marry her.decision.
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* DoggedNiceGuy: Kevin, Veronica's baby daddy. However, the film deliberately blends this with CreepyStalker to show just how bad this actually is. It's made clear that he badgered Veronica to go out with him to begin with, noticed the condom had broken after the fact and ''did not tell her'', attempts to propose to her repeatedly after she had refused, and stalked her across the country to Planned Parenthood to prevent her from terminating the pregnancy.

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* DoggedNiceGuy: Kevin, Veronica's baby daddy. However, the film deliberately blends this with CreepyStalker StalkerWithACrush to show just how bad this actually is. It's made clear that he badgered Veronica to go out with him to begin with, noticed the condom had broken after the fact and ''did not tell her'', attempts to propose to her repeatedly after she had refused, and stalked her across the country to Planned Parenthood to prevent her from terminating the pregnancy.
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* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: It is unlikely that Veronica would be casually walking around an hour after receiving a surgical abortion. In reality she would most likely have very painful cramps for at least the rest of the day.
* {{Blackmail}}: In a last fit of pathetic desperation, Kevin threatens to tell everyone in school that Veronica has had an abortion unless she stays in a relationship with him. She calls his bluff, and even decides to tell her school friends when she returns.


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* DoggedNiceGuy: Kevin, Veronica's baby daddy. However, the film deliberately blends this with CreepyStalker to show just how bad this actually is. It's made clear that he badgered Veronica to go out with him to begin with, noticed the condom had broken after the fact and ''did not tell her'', attempts to propose to her repeatedly after she had refused, and stalked her across the country to Planned Parenthood to prevent her from terminating the pregnancy.
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* TheFundamentalist: Late into the movie, Veronica and Bailey encounter a pair who try to force Veronica to keep her pregnancy.

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* TheFundamentalist: Late into the movie, Veronica and Bailey encounter a pair who try to force Veronica to keep her pregnancy. They even run a mobile Crisis Pregnancy Center.
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: AvertedTrope. Veronica is not ready to be a mom and thus decides to get an abortion, and she isn't going to let anyone change her mind. Furthermore, the movie makes it clear that Veronica did not come to this decision lightly and she isn't a bad person for not wanting to carry the pregnancy to term. the other characters (except for a pair of [[TheFundamentalist Christian fundamentalists]] support her decision, including her boyfriend who is willing to marry her.

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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: AvertedTrope. Veronica is not ready to be a mom and thus decides to get an abortion, and she isn't going to let anyone change her mind. Furthermore, the movie makes it clear that Veronica did not come to this decision lightly and she isn't a bad person for not wanting to carry the pregnancy to term. the The other characters (except for a pair of [[TheFundamentalist Christian fundamentalists]] fundamentalists]]) support her decision, including her boyfriend who is willing to marry her.
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: AvertedTrope. Veronica is not ready to be a mom and thus decides to get an abortion, and she isn't going to let anyone change her mind. Furthermore, the movie makes it clear that Veronica did not come to this decision lightly and she isn't a bad person for not wanting to carry the pregnancy to term.

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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: AvertedTrope. Veronica is not ready to be a mom and thus decides to get an abortion, and she isn't going to let anyone change her mind. Furthermore, the movie makes it clear that Veronica did not come to this decision lightly and she isn't a bad person for not wanting to carry the pregnancy to term. the other characters (except for a pair of [[TheFundamentalist Christian fundamentalists]] support her decision, including her boyfriend who is willing to marry her.
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* DisappearedDad: Bailey's father barely has contact with her, and admits he never wanted to have children, only doing so since her mother did. This clearly hurts Bailey deeply, and is indicated as a reason why people shouldn't have children if they don't want them (like Veronica too).

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* ButchLesbian: Bailey is something of a {{tomboy}} in her attitude and dress style, but isn't really full on butch, though it turns out she's a lesbian. She meets a butch lesbian however at the carnival, flirting and briefly kissing her.
* TheFundamentalist: Late into the movie, Veronica and Bailey encounter a pair who try to force Veronica to keep her pregnancy.



* TheFundamentalist: Late into the movie, Veronica and Bailey encounter a pair who try to force Veronica to keep her pregnancy.

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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: AvertedTrope. Veronica is not ready to be a mom and thus decides to get an abortion, and she isn't going to let a pair of fundamentalists change her mind.

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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: AvertedTrope. Veronica is not ready to be a mom and thus decides to get an abortion, and she isn't going to let a pair of fundamentalists anyone change her mind.mind. Furthermore, the movie makes it clear that Veronica did not come to this decision lightly and she isn't a bad person for not wanting to carry the pregnancy to term.



* RoadTripPlot: Veronica has to make the 14-hour+ car ride to the nearest Planned Parenthook in Albuquerque, and drags Bailey along with her.

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* RoadTripPlot: Veronica has to make the 14-hour+ car ride to the nearest Planned Parenthook Parenthood in Albuquerque, and drags Bailey along with her.her.
* TeenPregnancy: Veronica hasn't graduated high school yet and she knows she is nowhere near ready to have a baby at her age.
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: AvertedTrope. Veronica is not ready to be a mom and thus decides to get an abortion, and she isn't going to let a pair of fundamentalists change her mind.
* TheFundamentalist: Late into the movie, Veronica and Bailey encounter a pair who try to force Veronica to keep her pregnancy.
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''Unpregnant'' is a 2020 [[RoadTripPlot Road Trip]] {{Dramedy}} film, directed by Creator/RachelLeeGoldenberg, and [[FilmOfTheBook based on the book]] of the same name by Ted Caplan and Jenni Hendriks. It stars Creator/HaleyLuRichardson and Creator/BarbieFerreira, with supporting performances by Creator/BreckinMeyer, Creator/GiancarloEsposito, Creator/SugarLynBeard, and and Creator/BettyWho.

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''Unpregnant'' is a 2020 [[Laconic/BuddyPicture Buddy]] [[RoadTripPlot Road Trip]] {{Dramedy}} film, directed by Creator/RachelLeeGoldenberg, and [[FilmOfTheBook based on the book]] of the same name by Ted Caplan and Jenni Hendriks. It stars Creator/HaleyLuRichardson and Creator/BarbieFerreira, with supporting performances by Creator/BreckinMeyer, Creator/GiancarloEsposito, Creator/SugarLynBeard, and and Creator/BettyWho.
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* RoadTripPlot: Veronica has to make the 14-hour+ car ride to the nearest Planned Parenthook in Albuquerque, and drags Bailey along with her.
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''Unpregnant'' is a 2020 [[RoadTripPlot Road Trip]] {{Dramedy}} film, directed by Creator/RachelLeeGoldenberg, and [[FilmOfTheBook based on the book]] of the same name by Ted Caplan and Jenni Hendriks. It stars Creator/HaleyLuRichardson and Creator/BarbieFerreira, with supporting performances by Creator/BreckinMeyer, Creator/GiancarloEsposito, Creator/SugarLynBeard, and and Creator/BettyWho.

17-year old Missouri teen Veronica (Richardson) discovers she has gotten pregnant, a development that threatens to end her dreams of matriculating at an Ivy League college, and the career that will follow. Unable to receive an abortion in her home state, she decides to journey across the country to Albuquerque, NM to the closest Planned Parenthood. Unwilling to tell her religious parents, she enlists the help of her former best friend Bailey (Ferreira) to drive her. Drama and hilarity ensue.

The film was produced by Creator/GregBerlanti's company Berlanti Productions, and distributed online by Creator/HBOMax on September 10, 2020 in the United States.

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