The Women's Health Clinic in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provides safe and legal abortions. Run by Dr. Margaret Ludlow (Buckley) and her pro-choice supporter, Diana Johnson (Scarwid), the clinic becomes the focal point for right-wing evangelist Bobby Ray Flood (Kerwin) and his supporters, including Arlene Dickens (Reed). Tensions mount and violence erupts as everyone believes they're doing the right thing.