Dorothy FadimanMotherhood By Choice, Not Chance (2004)

This riveting films brings alive the history of the struggle for womens reproductive rights in the US and the chilling facts about the current threat to those rights. Intimate interviews reveal the passion of people who moved abortion from the danger of the back alleys to a safe, legal choice.

This item is part of the collection: Fadiman Social Documentaries

Director: Dorothy Fadiman
Producer: Dorothy Fadiman, Katie Peterson
Production Company: Concentric Media
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: Dorothy Fadiman; Power of Choice; Erika Luckett; Katie Peterson reproductive rights; women; women’s rights; abortion; abortion laws; abortion legislation; abortion rights; women’s history; women’s health; pro-choice; pro-choice activism; sex education; sex ed; prochoice; choice; Roe v. Wade; access; abortion bans; reproductive health; reproductive choice; medical issues; health care; public policy; human rights; motherhood
Contact Information: info@thepowerofchoice.net Distributed by Women Make Movies: info@wmm.com

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Reviewer: mr_loophead - - August 16, 2007
Subject: Well made.

guitarfreak6463 states: "Number one, if you are not ready for a child, you are not ready for sex."

You're proposing that the main purpose for sex is only for procreation? You have to be financially secure before enjoying an orgasm?

Your first statement is so ridiculous that I can't even fathom the realism in whatever else you say -- or believe in.

Whether you believe abortion is right or wrong, the video documentary is full of information and truth.

Reviewer: guitarfreak6463 - - August 16, 2007
Subject: Motherhood by choice.

I just have a few things to say about this 'wonderful' video. Number one, if you are not ready for a child, you are not ready for sex. Number two, life can be defined as being composed of one or more cells. Just because the baby is inside of the mother does not make it any less life.

Motherhood by choice...all that means is that you choose to have sex. If you are not ready for the possible outcomes of your actions, then you should not commit the actions.

Scientific evidence has show that a fetus feels pain. If you were annoying and invisible, would you like me to end your life so I wouldnt have to bother with you any more?

Many times, abortion physicians are doctors who had their licenses revoked in other states.

Safe? The reason abortion has such a high safety rate is because most abortion clinics are not required to keep records of the women who go there. Therefore, if a woman gets ill or dies after an abortion, there is no record as to that she had an abortion, or that she had an abortion that a particular clinic.

My last point. On average, it costs less to give a baby up for adoption than it dose to kill it.

If you are going to support something, look into it first. Find out all the facts about what you are supporting.

If a pregnant woman is murdered, it counts as double murder, yet she can kill the baby whenever she feels like it. It is poverty to end ones life so that we may live as we wish.

Reviewer: winona - - April 27, 2006
Subject: A must watch

Really, really well done.

Reviewer: mindrec - - September 26, 2005
Subject: Unfair to Men

What is a "reproductive right"? Can men have an opinion on abortion? I'm in favor of DOCTORS making medical decisions ... as opposed to uneducated women or religious followers. I'm tired of misleading words like "choice" and "murder".

Reviewer: RinNP - - September 20, 2005
Subject: Touching Truth

As a Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner, I am overwhelmed at the riveting reality of this documentary. Thank you for contributing so much to the cause us providers face every day. In my experience, there are many IN WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE whom do not support this basic woman's right...so thank you to all of you who do.
Rinnp@aol.com

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