20 Documentaries about Abortion
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- DirectorMarc LevinDaphne PinkersonStarsPaul HillNeal HorsleyBob LokeyBetween 1973 and 2000, the USA witnessed over 2400 physical attacks on doctors, resulting in 7 murders and the destruction of more than 150 clinics. The documentary sheds light on the US Christian terrorist organization, the Army of God.
- DirectorTony KayeStarsNoam ChomskyBill BairdFlip BenhamA graphic documentary on both sides of the abortion debate.
- DirectorMarion LipschutzRose RosenblattThe Abortion Pill, aka Mifepristone, shows how history repeats itself. Invented in 1982, the film follows the pill's decades long journey to the US market, bringing stunning clarity to today's controversy.
- DirectorTherese ShechterStarsElaine AlvarezLetty Cottin PogrebinTherese ShechterWhen did feminism become a bad word? Why is it that young independent, progressive women in today's society feel uncomfortable identifying with the F-word? Join filmmaker Therese Shechter as she takes a funny, moving and very personal journey into the heart of Feminism, circa 2005. Armed with a video camera and an irreverent sense of humor, Therese talks with Feminist superstars, rowdy frat boys, liberated Cosmo girls and Radical Cheerleaders, all in her quest to find out whether Feminism can still be a source of personal and political power.
- DirectorPenny LaneDirector Penny Lane has a dinner party to talk to different women about their abortion experiences.
- DirectorErik CieslewiczBrooke SperryStarsDino CorvinoLiz HayesChrystina HeadTwo Catholic women who have reconciled their faith with their support of the right to choose travel across Wisconsin to spread their message.
- DirectorBrett Ryan BonowiczStarsBrett Ryan BonowiczHoward DeanLauren HechtA film chronicling the March For Women's Lives in Washington D.C. on April 25th 2004.
- DirectorHeidi EwingRachel GradyThe abortion battle continues to rage in unexpected ways on one corner in an American city.
- DirectorMartha ShaneLana WilsonStarsGeorge TillerWarren HernLeroy CarhartThis thought provoking, sometimes troubling documentary examines the personal and ethical imperatives that drive abortion providers to continue in the face of often dangerous legal and personal harassment.
- DirectorLütfi Ö. AkadStarsHülya KoçyigitHakan BalamirErol TasHasan recently joins a factory where Hacer works and brings hope to her life. Their story unfolds against a backdrop of 70's class struggle.
- DirectorChristy TurlingtonPregnancy is a death sentence for more than half a million women every year, but their deaths would be preventable if they could obtain the health care they needed. This documentary focuses on the personal stories behind those statistics.
- DirectorDiana WhittenStarsRebecca GompertsKinga JelinskiCecilia CostaA fearless sea captain sails a ship through loopholes in international law, providing abortions on the high seas, and leaving in her wake a network of emboldened activists who trust women to handle abortion on their own terms.
- DirectorDorothy FadimanStarsDorothy FadimanAngela ParkerThe film consists of first person stories which reveal the physical, emotional and legal consequences of having or providing an abortion when it was a criminal act.
- DirectorDorothy FadimanStarsLeroy CarhartWarren HernJames Lawson
- DirectorDorothy FadimanStarsHuw AnwylPeg BeissertCurtis BoydA look at the courageous legal and extralegal efforts of those who fought to break the silence, change the laws and end the shame which surrounded abortion when it was a crime in the United States.
- DirectorJoe WinstonStarsAlyssa BardenBrittany BardenDawn BardenIn 'What's the Matter with Kansas?' a politically active Kansas megachurch splinters, moves to an amusement park, and when that fails, a Best Western motel. Meanwhile, an idealistic farmer revives Kansas' progressive tradition, taking his message all the way to Washington, D.C.
- DirectorBrianne Nord-StewartStarsAndy ThompsonGabrielle RoseNatalie KardumIn a small town in 1940's America, the local doctor's home would be the safest place to seek refuge. Or is it? In this alternate history short film, Mr. Connors discovers not only that the doctor is 'out', but that his wife is taking desperate measures to feed her family.