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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Abortion helpline, this is Lisa is a powerful short documentary that expresses how economic stigma and cruel legislation determines who in America has access to abortion. At a women's health fund in Philadelphia, phone counselors--all called Lisa for anonymity--arrive each morning to the nonstop ring of calls from people who are seeking to end a pregnancy they can't afford. In 1976, only three years after Roe v. Wade became the law of the land, the...
2) Vessel
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A 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.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Though the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade protected a woman's right to choose, abortion remains one of the most divisive issues in America today. In the last several years, many states have imposed restrictions on access to abortion, including Missouri, where only one abortion clinic remains open in the entire state. In "Abortion: Stories Women Tell", awarding-winning director (and Missouri native) Tracy Droz Tragos sheds new light...
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