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.
Crew
Diane Carrière
Location Sound Recordist
Gail Singer
Director, Writer, Producer
Toni Trow
Editor
Hannele Halm
Additional Editing
Susan Trow
Director of Photography
Kathleen Shannon
Executive Producer
Signe Johansson
Producer
John Spotton
Producer
John Kramer
Producer
Zoe Dirse
Assistant Camera
Leonard Gilday
Additional Camera
Jackie Newell
Sound Editor
Wojtek Klis
Assistant Sound Editor
Jean-Pierre Joutel
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Springbett
Sound
Lorna Rasmussen
Sound
Mario Jacob
Sound
Sara Bright
Sound
Micky Erbe
Original Music Composer
Maribeth Solomon
Original Music Composer
Diane Le Floc'h
Music Editor
Julia Sereny
Location Manager
Irene Maciulis Kunii
Translator
Marta Salamanca
Translator
Barbara Sears
Archival Footage Research
Sonya Munro
Thanks
Linda Paris Quillinan
Thanks