As we grapple with the magnitude of a potential Roe repeal, womenmakemovies is making a selection of films available that shed light on the history of reproductive rights in the U.S. and set forth what’s at stake as abortion access is rolled back.
In this BAFTA award-winning film, two-time Emmy and Peabody award-winning filmmaker Deeyah Khan examines the erosion of reproductive rights in the United States. Featuring powerful accounts from activists fighting for, and against, women’s right to choose, the film foregrounds the stories of those often forgotten in this ‘war’ who nonetheless find themselves on its frontline: impoverished women and women of color.
In El Salvador, which has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world, women are commonly investigated and punished for having miscarriages, stillbirths and other obstetric emergencies.which tells the story of Teodora Vásquez, a woman who was sentenced to thirty years in prison after suffering a stillbirth at nine months pregnant, is a grave warning of just how far state control of women’s bodies can go.
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