The Business of Birth Control

Name: The Business of Birth Control
Genre: Documentary

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2021

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Highlighting the dark history of eugenics and underfunded research hiding within the history of the birth control pill, which is often heralded as a turning point in feminism.

Nuha Hassan

Nuha Hassan (Medium)

Jul 21, 2023

The Business of Birth Control seems as though it was trying to forcefully change someone’s mind by possibly highlighting the dangers more, rather than the good.

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Rob Aldam

Backseat Mafia

Jun 24, 2022

Highlighting the inherent racism and looking for a safe and ecological solution. In an area where it’s still, ludicrously, seen to be a women’s issue.

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Caitlin Cruz

Jezebel

Apr 8, 2022

I shut off the film with the impression that so many of these people interviewed had simply thought they were the first person to have realized that there are problems with reproductive healthcare in this country.

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Abby Epstein

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James Costa

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Abby Epstein

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Holly Grigg-Spall

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Anna Kolber

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Abby Epstein

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Highlighting the dark history of eugenics and underfunded research hiding within the history of the birth control pill, which is often heralded as a turning point in feminism.

Director: Abby Epstein
Producer: James Costa, Abby Epstein, Holly Grigg-Spall, Anna Kolber
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English

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