Chicago, 1968. Joy (Elizabeth Banks), una ama de casa, lleva una vida normal con su esposo y su hija, mientras la ciudad y la nación están al borde de una violenta agitación política. Pero cuando se queda embarazada sin desearlo y con un riesgo mortal para su salud, nadie está dispuesta a ayudarle en una época en la que legalmente no puede abortar. Su viaje para encontrar una solución a su situación le lleva hasta una organización clandestina de mujeres, liderada por Virginia (Sigourney Weaver), que le brindará una alternativa más segura y le cambiará la vida.

Tres historias independientes sobre tres mujeres que vivieron en la misma casa pero en épocas distintas (años 50, 70 y 90). Las tres comparten el mismo problema: se enfrentan a un embarazo no deseado.

The story follows a young gymnast who discovers she is pregnant on the week of the national team tryouts. On her way to a seller of illegal abortion drugs, she meets a mysterious girl who eerily talks and thinks like her.

En el San Francisco de los años 60, una prometedora chica de colegio católico, Celina Guerrera, quiere salir de la opresión que supone la pobreza e invertir en un futuro para ella misma asentando nuevos precedentes.

The ABC telemovie event Dangerous Remedy tells the fascinating story of Dr Bertram Wainer. Living and working in Melbourne in the 1960s, Dr Wainer put his life at risk to expose police corruption in an effort to change the law on abortion and put an end to the illegal operations that were killing young women. It’s a truly inspiring story. Dr Wainer’s determination, even when his own life and that of his family’s was threatened, never faltered. He was living proof that one person can make a difference and change the status quo. With the support of Dr Wainer’s family, the filmmakers have endeavoured to capture the essence of his struggle to expose police corruption and change the law.

The lives and loves of three young working class women, set in the pubs, terraced houses and factories of Battersea, South London.

TV-movie based on the trial of Memmingen gynecologist Dr. Horst Theissen, who was sentenced for illegal abortions.

En las afueras de la capital de Chad, la decidida madre soltera Amina trabaja incansablemente para mantenerse a sí misma y a su hija María de 15 años. Cuando Amina descubre que María está embarazada y no quiere un hijo, las dos mujeres comienzan a buscar un aborto, condenado tanto por la religión como por la ley. En el proceso, madre e hija forjan una conexión más fuerte que nunca.

In Argentina, a woman dies every week as the result of illegal abortions. In 2018, for the seventh time, a motion supporting legal, secure and free abortion was presented to the national congress of Argentina. The project provoked a fierce debate, revealing a society divided more than ever between the pro-life and freedom to choose positions. Through an assemblage of passionate testimonies, Let It Be Law documents the determination of women fighting bravely to secure the right to physical self-determination, and bears witness to their massive mobilization in the streets of Buenos Aires.

Millions have seen the photograph, and no one who has seen it will ever forget it. A naked woman, dead from a botched illegal abortion, lying on a motel room floor. The picture appeared in Ms. Magazine in April 1973, and quickly became a symbol for the abortion rights movement. LEONA'S SISTER GERRI tells the dramatic story of Gerri Santoro, a mother of two and the "real person" in the now famous photo. Should the media have used this image? What circumstances led to Gerri's tragic death? Powerfully addressing issues of reproductive rights and domestic violence, this video is a moving portrait of Gerri Santoro's life and society's response to her death.

After being caught embezzling from his clinic to impress his high society lover and support his gambling habit, a doctor flees to a remote Indian village to volunteer as a humanitarian aid worker. There he tries to mitigate the onslaught of a strange disease called "Amok," while his past continues to haunt him.

In a society where heterosexuals are persecuted and abortion is forbidden, two teens are forced to hide an unintended pregnancy before their secret romance is exposed.

Riccardo, belonging to an upper-middle class family from Puglia, studies religion in a Swiss boarding school. He has an incomplete relationship with his half-sister Stefania, who one day announces his engagement and the next marriage. Riccardo, wearing his cassock below, desperately tries to conquer the now reluctant half-sister.

Sanda spends all her time working in a plastic factory, raising her two small children and catering to an indifferent husband, leaving little room for herself. A chance encounter with another man may offer her an escape from her daily chores.

Sister Angelika has the power of life or death over her former tormentor, now sick and placed in her care.

This film shows the work done by the "socorristas" feminist network. Through informative talks and stories about the actions of emotional containment these women have with others who need support, it seeks to eliminate the stigmas on abortions while also bringing out the reality of the clandestine abortion.