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From the Back-Alleys to the Supreme Court and Beyond
1996, Color, DVD
Order No. W99591
This acclaimed series provides a comprehensive look at abortion in the United States. Combining interviews and archival footage, it covers the moving story of the fight for, Supreme Court decision regarding, and current climate surrounding legalized abortion. Produced in association with KTEH-TV.
** Academy Award Nominee **
WHEN ABORTION WAS ILLEGAL: UNTOLD STORIES (1992) - Women who risked their lives and doctors who risked their licenses speak frankly to bring alive the era of back-alley abortions, revealing the physical, legal, and emotional dimensions of abortion when it was a crime.
FROM DANGER TO DIGNITY: THE FIGHT FOR SAFE ABORTION (1995) - In this Emmy Award winning program, The national movement to decriminalize abortion is traced through the parallel stories of illegal networks that helped women to find safe abortions and the efforts of activists and legislators who worked to change the law.
THE FRAGILE PROMISE OF CHOICE: ABORTION IN THE US TODAY (1996) - Vignettes from around the country, news footage, and interviews combine in an examination of how restrictive legislation, funding cutbacks, and anti-choice violence affect abortion's availability and how activists and clinicians are working to preserve abortion access.
QUOTES
"What characterizes these films from beginning to end is compassion. Beautifully made, thoughtfully structured, brilliantly narrated..."
Senior Librarian,
Library of Congress
"The emotionally tangled topic of abortion is handled with respect in these sterling documentaries."
Irene Wood
Booklist
"This documentary series belongs in the lending library of every institution committed to social justice"
Mary Ruthsdotter,
National Women's History Project
"An excellent overview. Highly recommended."
Video Librarian
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