Dorothy FadimanWhen Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories (Spanish Subtitles) (1992)
This Academy Award-nominated film features compelling first person accounts which reveal the physical, legal, and emotional consequences during the era when abortion was a criminal act. Remembrances include those of women who experienced illegal abortions, doctors who risked imprisonment and loss of their licenses for providing illegal abortions, and individuals who broke the law by helping women find safe abortions.
A DVD disc image (ISO) of this program can be downloaded from here
This item is part of the collection: Fadiman Social Documentaries
Director:
Dorothy Fadiman
Producer:
Dorothy Fadiman, Daniel Meyers
Production Company:
Concentric Media
Audio/Visual:
sound,
color
Keywords: Dorothy Fadiman; Academy Award; Oscar; Concentric Media; reproductive rights; women; women's rights; abortion; abortion laws; abortion legislation; abortion rights; women's history; women's health; personal stories; interviews; reproductive health; reproductive choice; medical issues; health care; medical care; public policy; human rights; doctors; abortion doctors; clergy; back alleys; women's history; illegal abortions; abortionists; Erika Luckett
Contact Information:
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Creative Commons license:
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs