Tag: The Gloucester 18

Gloucester 18 Producer Kristen Grieco Takes Offense To Lifetime’s Pregnancy Pact Movie

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From The Gloucester 18 Blog-

Whoa Lifetime. Whoa.

January 24th, 2010

By: Kristen Grieco

I saw the Lifetime movie “The Pregnancy Pact” at the same time the rest of you did: 9 p.m. last night. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I knew that it was an “inspired by a true story” movie, and I had been told by some people who’d seen advance copies that it was wildly off-base but, more importantly, completely misleading.

I’ll be totally honest: I figured people were overly sensitive. I figured it was a “ripped from the headlines” movie that took the idea of a pact and ran with it, went wild with fiction based on the tiny nugget of the fascinating idea that teen girls could plot together to become pregnant on purpose.

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Gloucester 18 Producer Kristen Grieco Sits Down For An Interview With GMG

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Gloucester’s Dr Brian Orr Interviewed For The Gloucester 18

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Yesterday I interviewed Kristen Grieco, a producer of the Gloucester 18.  we talked about the Documentary, how she broke the story when she worked for The Gloucester Times, and how The Gloucester 18 is different from The Lifetime movie that will air tonight.  Look for the interview with Kristen today at 1PM

On The Gloucester 18 Blog Kristen posts-

Dr. Orr is interviewed in “The Gloucester 18″ and has been a strong voice in advocating for open discussions about teen reproductive issues. We caught up with him on the eve of “The Pregnancy Pact” airing on Lifetime to get his take on Gloucester today.

Gloucester pediatrician Dr. Brian Orr is the former director of the Gloucester High Health Clinic. He has worked with teenagers in Gloucester for many years and run health clinics for 16 years. Along with Kim Daly, Dr. Orr resigned in 2008 amidst controversy about offering birth control to students at Gloucester High.

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The Gloucester 18 Video

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Note that The Gloucester 18 is not the Lifetime movie but a documentary about the real girls themselves.  I haven’t seen it but from the blog it does seem that the material and the young women are treated with respect.

Again I have not seen it but this story seems like it is their story in documentary form and not a sensationalized account like the Lifetime movie.

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