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Like a ship in the night /

Abortion is illegal in Ireland, potentially punishable by life imprisonment; and yet over 8,000 Irish women a year travel to England for abortions. They make this journey in secret and return in silence, some of them never telling a soul. Like a Ship in the Night follows three women - a young painte...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Thompson, Melissa (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, NY : Cinema Guild, 2007.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Abortion > Ireland.
Abortion applicants > Ireland.
Women's rights > Ireland.
Pro-choice movement > Ireland.
Abortion > England.
Abortion > Government policy > Ireland.
Women social reformers > Ireland > Interviews.
Femmes ayant subi un avortement > Irlande.
Femmes > Droits > Irlande.
Mouvement pour la libéralisation de l'avortement > Irlande.
Avortement > Politique gouvernementale > Irlande.
Réformatrices sociales > Irlande > Entretiens.
Abortion
Abortion applicants
Abortion > Government policy
Pro-choice movement
Women social reformers
Women's rights
England
Ireland
Documentaries and Factual Films
documentary film.
Documentary films
Interviews
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Abortion is illegal in Ireland, potentially punishable by life imprisonment; and yet over 8,000 Irish women a year travel to England for abortions. They make this journey in secret and return in silence, some of them never telling a soul. Like a Ship in the Night follows three women - a young painter, a working class mother of five, and a self-proclaimed country girl - as they plan their journeys across the sea.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed April 16, 2019).
Physical Description:1 online resource (30 min.)
Playing Time:00:29:39