Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 55 min
Average vote: 0
Release date: 1984-11-09
Director: Gail Singer
Writer: Gail Singer
Music: Micky Erbe
Music: Maribeth Solomon
Homepage: https://www.nfb.ca/film/...
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.