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Abortion: Stories from North and South

1984

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Abortion: Stories from North and South
ONF | NFB

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Genre: Documentary

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Runtime: 55 min

Average vote: 0

Release date: 1984-11-09

Production Countries: CA, CO, IE, JP, PE, TH

Director: Gail Singer

Writer: Gail Singer

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Women have always sought ways to terminate unwanted pregnancies, despite powerful patriarchal structures and systems working against them. This film provides a historical overview of how church, state and the medical establishment have determined policies concerning abortion. From this cross-cultural survey--filmed in Ireland, Japan, Thailand, Peru, Colombia, and Canada--emerges one reality: only a small percentage of the world's women has access to safe, legal operations.

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