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From Danger to Dignity: The Fight for Safe Abortion is a 1995 documentary film directed by filmmaker, Dorothy Fadiman. The film weaves together two parallel stories: the evolution of underground networks that helped women find safe abortions outside the law, and the intensive efforts by activists and legislators to decriminalize abortion through legislative and judicial channels. This film combines rare archival footage with interviews that document the courageous efforts of those who fought to break the silence, change the laws and end the shame which surrounded abortion when it was a crime. The film is the second of the Abortion Rights Film Trilogy.
Original Release
10/13/1995
US Release
10/13/1995
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Huw Anwyl | Self - Doctor |
| Peg Beissert | Self |
| Curtis Boyd | Self - Doctor |
| Arlene Carmen | Self |
| Jane Elizabeth Hodgson | Self - Gynecologist |
| Florynce Kennedy | Self |
| Marcia Lawrence | Self |
| James Lawson | Self - Pastor |
| George M. Michaels | Self - Assemblyman |
| Howard Moody | Self - Reverend |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Huw Anwyl | Self - Doctor |
| Peg Beissert | Self |
| Curtis Boyd | Self - Doctor |
| Arlene Carmen | Self |
| Jane Elizabeth Hodgson | Self - Gynecologist |
| Florynce Kennedy | Self |
| Marcia Lawrence | Self |
| James Lawson | Self - Pastor |
| George M. Michaels | Self - Assemblyman |
| Howard Moody | Self - Reverend |
| Lana Phelan | Self |
| Max Ticktin | Self |
| Sarah Weddington | Self |
| Dorothy Fadiman | Narrator |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Danny McGuire | Executive Producer |
| Dorothy Fadiman | Producer |
| Daniel Meyers | Producer |
| Beth Seltzer | Producer |
