Abortus, van breinaald tot politiek steekspel
1978 · 62m · Documentary
The struggle of the Dutch women's movement in the 1970s for the preservation and improvement of abortion legislation. Protest meetings, actions by Dolle Mina, political debates in the Senate, the occupation of the Bloemenhove abortion clinic, discussions on abortion migration from Germany and Belgium, and the conflict between the women's movement and Minister Van Agt.
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