Short Film: When Abortion Was Illegal (1992)

Twin Ports DSA supports equal rights for women, and their struggle against systematic oppression. We reject all infringements on bodily integrity.

When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories illuminates a largely undocumented era, from the end of the 19th century through the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision in 1973. This Academy Award-nominated film features compelling first person accounts, which reveal the physical, legal, and emotional consequences during the era when abortion was a criminal act.