forced abortion
10 movies and shows
Play It as It Lays
Thu, 19 Oct 1972
Burned-out B-movie actress Maria, depressed and frustrated with her loveless marriage to an ambitious film director, Carter Lang, who would rather work on his career than on his relationship with her, numbs herself with drugs and sex with strangers. Only her friendship with a sensitive gay movie producer, B.Z., offers a semblance of solace. But even that relationship proves to be fleeting amidst the empty decadence of Hollywood.
Black Market Baby
Thu, 18 Oct 1979
A young college girl becomes pregnant, and she and the baby's father are targeted by a black-market adoption ring that is out to get the baby.
Justified Force
Mon, 11 Nov 2019
A retired cop and his new partner must put their differences aside while investigating a drug ring.
Killing My Girl
Wed, 31 Dec 2014
A young South Asian woman lives in London with her husband and in-laws. Being miles away from her own family, in an alien city, she is forced to undergo sex-selective abortion against her will. The film becomes a psychological portrait of hers, while she has to deal with personal fears, long-standing cultural norms as well as other people's desires.
Unforgettable Life
Fri, 01 Jan 1988
After getting an abortion at a local clinic, unwed Beijing TV anchor Lu Yun decides to focus her next special report on women's reproductive issues, working at that clinic to research her topic.
The Worst Horror Movie Ever Made: The Re-Make
Tue, 18 Mar 2008
A romantic couple run from the law after accidentally killing one of their friends. They encounter every imaginable monster that has appeared in horror movies in a modern day version of Dante's Inferno. Will the trials that befall them strengthen them and reveal sublime virtues, or will the duo fall prey to the darker side of the mind?
Bloß keine Tochter!
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
Almost 200 million women are "missing" in Asia - the result of targeted abortion of girls and dubious population policies. An investigative documentary about women who are not allowed to have daughters, about desperate attempts by men to find a wife somewhere, and about the abuse of women as pawns of politics and business.
Children of the Decree
Wed, 12 Jan 2005
Procreation is the social duty of all fertile women, was the political thinking during the 1960s and 1970s in Romania. In 1966, Ceaucescu issued Decree 770, in which he forbade abortion for all women unless they were over forty or were already taking care of four children. All forms of contraception were totally banned. The New Romanian Man was born. By 1969, the country had a million babies more than the previous average. Romanian society was rapidly changing. By using very interesting archival footage and excerpts from old fiction films and by interviewing famous personalities from that time – gynecologists or mothers who were part of the new society - the director revives this period of tremendous oppression of personal freedom. Many deaths were caused by the mere fact that women, including wives of secret Romanian agents, famous TV presenters, and actresses, had to undergo illegal abortions. Many women were jailed for having them.
Kuyo
Sat, 08 Jun 2024
Forced to confront her deepest fears and past mistakes, a 21-year-old woman, crippled by grief, must grapple with the manifestations of her subconscious mind as they materialize into a haunting projection
Echoes
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
A country woman in the 1960s in Venezuela tries to have a child for the third time, but is tormented by a ghost from her past who tries to ruin her attempt to finally have a family