A documentary reminder of the medical and legal risks women who wanted abortions once had to take when abortion was illegal in the U.S. [ When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories credits: Dir: Dorothy Fadiman/ 28 min/ Documentary-Educational/ Reproductive Liberty] "Firsthand accounts make this a persuasive documentary, and it’s well organized. " Libertarians are of two … [Read more...]
The Fortress (1992)
A young couple is sent to prison for violating a law that forbids having more than one child, and must outwit a high-tech incarceration system to escape. [ The Fortress credits: Dir: Stuart Gordon/ Christopher Lambert, Kurtwood Smith, Loryn Locklin/ 95 min/ SciFi-Fantasy, Action-Adventure / Reproductive Liberty] “The film makes the ultrapowerful state toward which we are … [Read more...]
The Handmaid’s Tale (1990)
In a future America, an authoritarian theocratic state rises to power and forces captive women to breed children for the dominant religious class. [ The Handmaid's Tale credits: Dir: Volker Schlondorff/ Natasha Richardson, Robert Duvall, Faye Dunaway/ 109 min/ Drama, SciFi-Fantasy/ Reproductive Liberty] “Faye Dunaway and Robert Duvall are excellent as the principal … [Read more...]
Zero Population Growth (1972)
In a future world, human reproduction is made a capital offense. [ Zero Population Growth credits: Dir: Michael Campus/ Oliver Reed, Geraldine Chaplin, Don Gordon/ 95 min/ SciFi-Fantasy, Drama/ Reproductive Liberty] “The couple at the center of this story wants to have a baby, and the plot is highly sympathetic to their struggle against the law.” “Childbearing is herewith … [Read more...]