Movies and TvShows featuring "illegal-abortionist" theme.

In the Heat of the Night is a crime drama film set in a small-town Mississippi. When a murder occurs, a black detective is reluctantly asked to help solve the case, revealing the racial tensions and prejudice in the community. With an unlikely partnership and against the odds, they work together to catch the killer. It explores themes of racism, justice, and the power of working together.

In 1960s America, a married woman faces an unwanted pregnancy and the impossibility of getting a legal abortion. She joins a group of suburban women who offer services to facilitate illegal abortions. Together, they navigate the challenges and risks in their quest for reproductive freedom.

Exploring the rise of anti-abortion groups in Canada, the filmmaker also presents the feminist and pro-choice response that is being organized across the country.

This film shows contrasting views of women with problematic pregnancies and the outcomes resulting when they seek out a back-alley abortionist, a trained and licensed abortion provider in a clinic, or an obstetrician capable of performing a Caesarian Section. The full film appears to be lost, but shortened versions, including one with dialogue scenes added in Germany in 1935, can be found on the internet. Additionally, Eisenstein's role in making the picture remains unclear: did he direct some or all of it, just edit it, or merely leave it to Alexandrov and Tisse to make? Released in the USA 1930 in a 65 minute (5800 ft.) version with English intertitles and a music track under the title BIRTH.