Abortion: Stories From North and South (1984)

Original title

Abortion: Stories from North and South

Directed by

Gail Singer

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

55 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary travels to several countries to show how women navigate different laws and obstacles to get abortions. It explains how church, government, and medical institutions have shaped the rules around the procedure.

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What happens

Abortion: Stories from North and South is a Canadian documentary film directed by Gail Singer and produced by Studio D, the women's unit of the National Film Board of Canada. The film is a cross-cultural survey filmed in Ireland, Japan, Thailand, Peru, Colombia, and Canada that depicts the realities women face in accessing medical abortion services. The film outlines the historical role of the church, state, and medical establishments in creating regulations surrounding abortion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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