A documentary about a feminist run abortion clinic. Counselling is shown to be an important part of the procedure, which is carried out using local anaesthetic and the vacuum aspiration method. We follow one woman through the termination of her pregnancy, and other women tell why they chose to have an abortion. The film ends with an animated section on the struggle for free, legalised abortion in Australia and information on what to do and where to go if you are pregnant.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
309481
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Abortion
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Abortion
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Abortion
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Pregnancy, Unwanted
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women's health services
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan