Abortion, corruption and cops [electronic resource] : the Bertram Wainer story / directed by John Mo...
Abortion, corruption and cops [electronic resource] : the Bertram Wainer story / directed by John Moore.
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Publisher
Acton, Australian Capital Territory : National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 2005.
Date
2005.
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Language
English
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Physical content
1 online resource (53 min.).
Playing Time
00:52:09
Publication information
Publisher
Acton, Australian Capital Territory : National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 2005.
Place of Publication
Australian Capital Territory
Date Published
2005.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
In 1967 a young woman came to Dr Bertram Wainer's Melbourne surgery seeking emergency medical treatment after a backyard abortion. She was desperately ill yet too afraid to go to hospital. For Wainer this was the start of a long, hard struggle to overturn laws that made abortion an offence punishable by up to 15 years in jail. In the process he unc...
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Full title
Abortion, corruption and cops [electronic resource] : the Bertram Wainer story / directed by John Moore.
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Notes
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Title from resource description page (viewed November 3, 2014).
Additional physical form availability note
Previously released as DVD.
Language note
In English.
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Record Identifier
74VKVeBLDqjO
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVeBLDqjO
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MMS ID
991024257715202626
