Movies and TvShows featuring "american-medical-system" theme.

The advent of new weight loss drugs has a huge impact on everyone in South Park. When Cartman is denied access to the life-changing medicine, the kids jump into action.

A recently widowed Mr. Jordan finds himself stuck in the health system as he battles cancer alone.

Surrogacy is fast becoming one of the major issues of the 21st century—celebrities and everyday people are increasingly using surrogates to build their families. But the practice is fraught with complex implications for women, children, and families. What is the impact on the women who serve as surrogates and on the children who are born from surrogacy? In what ways might money complicate things? What about altruistic surrogacy done for a family member or close friend? Is surrogacy a beautiful, loving act or does it simply degrade pregnancy to a service and a baby to a product? Can we find a middle ground? Should we even look for one? From The Center for Bioethics and Culture, producers of the award-winning Eggsploitation (2010, 2013), and Anonymous Father’s Day (2011), Breeders: A Subclass of Women? explores this important issue, talking with surrogates, physicians, psychologists, and activists across the political and ideological spectrum.

After Jacoba Ballard takes a DNA test, she discovers that she has multiple half-siblings with the same sperm donor. This revelation leads her to uncover a shocking scheme involving a popular fertility doctor and the use of donor sperm.

Matt Walsh delves into the transgender rights movement, anti-transgender bigotry, and the evolving notion of womanhood in the digital age.

When 10-year-old Maya Kowalski is diagnosed with a rare illness, a medical team tries to understand her condition. As they delve deeper, they begin to question Maya's parents and she ends up in state custody. The Kowalski family fights to bring their daughter back home.

An alarmingly disproportionate number of Black women are failed every year by the U.S. maternal health system. Shamony Gibson and Amber Rose Isaac were vibrant, excited mothers-to-be whose deaths due to childbirth complications were preventable. Now, their partners and families are determined to sound a rallying cry around this chilling yet largely ignored crisis.

This documentary delves into the struggles of a women's clinic in Jackson, Mississippi, as they face religious oppression, misleading information, and anti-abortion activism. It highlights the importance of reproductive rights and the impact of the American healthcare system on women's health.

Transhood is a documentary that follows the journey of four transgender kids and their families as they navigate the challenges and triumphs of transitioning. It offers an intimate look into their lives, capturing their experiences, emotions, and the complexities of growing up transgender in America. Through their stories, Transhood sheds light on important issues such as gender identity, coming-of-age, and the struggle for transgender rights.

Crazywise is a thought-provoking documentary that explores the experiences of people diagnosed with mental illness, including schizophrenia. The film delves into topics such as psychosis, psychiatric treatment, medications, and the impact of the American medical system on mental health. Through personal stories and interviews, the documentary challenges societal perceptions of mental illness and advocates for a more holistic approach to mental health care.

The infertility industry in the United States has grown to a multi-billion dollar business. What is its main commodity? Human eggs. Young women all over the world are solicited by ads--via college campus bulletin boards, social media, online classifieds--offering up to $100,000 for their "donated" eggs, to "help make someone's dream come true." But who is this egg donor? Is she treated justly? What are the short- and long-term risks to her health? The answers to these questions will disturb you . . . Produced by The Center for Bioethics and Culture (Lines That Divide, 2009), Eggsploitation spotlights the booming business of human eggs told through the tragic and revealing stories of real women who became involved and whose lives have been changed forever.

America's War on Abortion is a thought-provoking documentary that delves into the complex and controversial issue of abortion in the United States. The film examines the history of the abortion debate, the role of the U.S. Supreme Court, and the impact of anti-abortion laws and protests on women's health clinics. It also highlights the personal stories of women who have faced harassment and threats due to their involvement in reproductive healthcare. Through interviews with medical professionals, activists, and those directly affected by the issue, America's War on Abortion sheds light on the ongoing struggle for reproductive rights.

The Fragile Promise of Choice: Abortion in the United States Today is a documentary film by Dorothy Fadiman which examines abortion rights and access in the U.S. in 1996 which was 23 years after the legislative decision, Roe vs. Wade. Dorothy narrated the film which featured interviews with abortion care providers and news clips, including one of Dr. George Tiller. It is last of three films called the Trilogy on Reproductive Rights or the From the Back-Alleys to the Supreme Court & Beyond Trilogy.