Women and social action. Episode 113, Abortion and reproductive issues / Board of Governors Universities in cooperation with Governors State University ; a production of Communications Services.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Lambert, Cheryl, director, producer.

Thompson, Martha, speaker.

Governors State University, publisher.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women's rights--United States--History.

Women's rights.

Human reproduction--Social aspects.

Human reproduction.

Reproductive rights.

Abortion--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.

Abortion.

Genre:

Lectures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (69 minutes)

Other Title:

Abortion and reproductive issues

Place of Publication:

University Park, IL : Governors State University, 1993.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Weighs the issues behind a woman s right to control her fertility. Topics covered in this lesson include the socio-historical context of abortion and the impact of such social factors as race, social class, religion and gender on abortion attitudes. Interviews: Demonstrators outside Cook County Hospital; Rev. Cheryl Pero, Crossings Ministry (Lutheran), Harold Washington College Campus Ministry; Aida Giachello, Assistant Professor, Jane Addams College of Social Work (University of Illinois-Chicago and National Latina Health Organization).

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed January 13, 2021).

OCLC:

1237666827