Backroom Troubles
Women talk about the circumstances that drove them to seek illegal abortions and the often traumatic result. Interwoven with historical photographs and newsreel footage, the stories expose how the reality of women's lives were counterposed to what was socially and morally expected of them.
Cast
Andrea Bosshard
Narrator
Jane Bennett
Narrator
Kate Harcourt
Narrator
Kathy McRae
Narrator
Sally Rodwell
Narrator
Videos
Storyline
Women talk about the circumstances that drove them to seek illegal abortions and the often traumatic result. Interwoven with historical photographs and newsreel footage, the stories expose how the reality of women's lives were counterposed to what was socially and morally expected of them.
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