L'avortement
Abortion Now the Christian Union is in the Cabinet, the abortion is back in the public debate. But once there was no law, and abortion was the work of shadowy profiteers in backstreets and idealistic doctors who risked prison. Other times over the knitting needle era.
Report 25 min
2007
Netherlands

Sujet: Avortement
L'avortement tort ou à raison
Abortion right or wrong (Omstreden vrijheid) Every year, throughout the world, fifty million women have abortions and about thirty five thousand of those are in the Netherlands. Abortion has only been legal in the Netherlands for the last thirty years and has since been carried out safely in safe surroundings. Legalisation was one of the major social and moral controversies of the last half of the 20th century. The right to abortion in Hol…
Documentary 50 min
2005
Netherlands

Sujet: Avortement
L'avortement: de l’aiguille à tricoter au combat politique
Abortion from a knitting needle to political swordplay (abortus van breinaald to politiek steekspel) The film discusses the political struggle during the 70ies. The film starts with a groups portrait of the female team all changing the diaper of our just born baby's who are very much "wished" children and a statement that we do not "hate"
Documentary 55 min
1977
Netherlands

Sujet: Avortement
L’avortement n'a rien d'anodin
You don't just have an abortion This film has been a strong tool in the Dutch struggle and influenced the public opinion in the Netherlands. For two years it was the best running documentary in film houses. It shows a young an unmarried woman who was forced to give away the baby for abortion.
Documentary 45 min
1974
Netherlands

Sujet: Avortement