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Dorothy Fadiman, Beth Seltzer, and Daniel MeyersFrom Danger To Dignity: The Fight For Safe Abortion (with Spanish subtitles) (1995)

After more than a century of back-alley tragedies, a national movement to decriminalize abortion took root. FROM DANGER to DIGNITY combines rare archival footage with present-day interviews to weave together two parallel stories: the evolution of 'underground' networks to help women find safe abortions outside the law and the intensive efforts of activists and legislators who broke the silence and changed the laws.

A DVD disc image (ISO) of this program can be downloaded from here.


This movie is part of the collection: Fadiman Social Documentaries

Director: Dorothy Fadiman, Beth Seltzer, and Daniel Meyers
Producer: Dorothy Fadiman
Production Company: Concentric Media
Sponsor: KTEH-TV
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: Dorothy Fadiman; Concentric Media; Emmy Award; reproductive rights; women; women's rights; abortion; abortion laws; abortion legislation; abortion rights; women's history; women's health; pro-choice; pro-choice activism; personal stories; reproductive health; reproductive choice; medical issues; health care; public policy; human rights; underground networks; back alleys; women's history; legislators; clergy; doctors; gynecology; the Janes; clergy consultation; Pat Maginnis; Sarah Weddington; Roe v. Wade; Erika Luckett
Contact Information: Distributed by Women Make Movies: info@wmm.com

Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs

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Reviewer: xuxu102 - - October 2, 2007
Subject: A brilliant, moving piece
I have had 20 years of Catholic upbringing, and I can say that I am very glad that this film was made. The only person who should decide whether or not to have an abortion is the woman who is facing that decision, and her alone. No man, no institution, no system, NO ONE should take that decision away from her.

Reviewer: Claeyborn - - May 30, 2007
Subject: Safe Abortions...
Safe abortions=no abortions!