Showing 1 - 10 of 37 titles with a criteria of Subject is Medical Procedures

Abortion Helpline

At the Philadelphia abortion helpline, counselors field nonstop calls from women and teens who are seeking to end a pregnancy but can’t afford to, illustrating how economic stigma and cruel laws determine who has access to abortion in America.

Women Make Movies | 2020 | 13 minutes

Abortion: Add to Cart

With increasing burdens on clinics, activists are combining the power of abortion pills and the internet to provide self-managed abortions in a revolutionary way

GOOD DOCS | 2022 | 35 minutes

After Tiller

Sheds a humanistic light on the heated abortion debate by going inside the lives of the last four doctors in America who openly provide third-trimester abortions and the reasons their patients seek them.

Bullfrog Films | 2014 | 88 minutes

All About My Sisters

Qiong Wang boldly explores her family's history and the ongoing consequences of China's one-child policy.

dGenerate Films | 2021 | 175 minutes

Beauty Parlor in Rio

Meet Dr. Pitanguy, the 'Golden Scalpel' at a leading Brazilian plastic surgery clinic.

Icarus Films | 2007 | 52 minutes

Beyond Boobs

Boobs. Melons. Bazookas: American director Kristen Vermilyea has large breasts, neck pain, back pain and balance issues. Her decision to get a reduction triggers questions about identity, aging and bodies. Kristen departs on a series of humorous adventures before going under the knife.

First Hand Films | 2018 | 52 minutes

Breast Archives

Real women reveal their breasts and uncover personal truths in this gently provocative documentary exploring embodiment, womanhood, and the power of being seen.

First Run Features | 2018 | 57 minutes

Casting the First Stone

Focuses on six women who regularly confront each other from opposite sides of a police barricade—three believe that abortion is an inalienable right, three consider it murder.

Icarus Films | 1991 | 54 minutes

Choice Thoughts: Reflections on the Birth Control War

Filmmaker Jacqueline Frank takes a fast-paced look at 100 years of the fight for birth control and legalized abortion.

Women Make Movies | 1996 | 10 minutes

Dear Dr. Spencer

The story of Dr. Robert Douglas Spencer, who, in addition to providing routine care to his rural Pennsylvania town, also helped women with, what at the time were illegal, abortions.

Icarus Films | 1998 | 25 minutes