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We Can Do It Better: Inside an Independent Abortion Clinic
| Length: | 33 min |
| Released: | 2004 |
| Ages: |
College Adult |
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This video documents the inspiring example of Four Women, Inc., an independent abortion and gynecology clinic in a small, post-industrial Massachusetts town. Four Women was founded in 1998 by four women who had previously worked as nurse practitioners, counselors and administrators in a large abortion clinic in Rhode Island. Today OB/GYNs come to Four Women from as far as Boston, MA and Providence, RI to provide medical and surgical abortions up to 22 weeks gestation, as well as primary GYN care.
We Can Do It Better presents a rare and intimate look at the daily work of providing excellent abortion care. From the initial phone call to the procedure itself, we see firsthand the caring and dedication of the dynamic founders, physicians and medical students whose lives have been altered by their involvement with the clinic. Four Women serves as a model not only for future abortion providers, but also for anyone committed to improving American health care.
We Can Do It Better presents a rare and intimate look at the daily work of providing excellent abortion care. From the initial phone call to the procedure itself, we see firsthand the caring and dedication of the dynamic founders, physicians and medical students whose lives have been altered by their involvement with the clinic. Four Women serves as a model not only for future abortion providers, but also for anyone committed to improving American health care.
"Highly Recommended In extensive interviews the founders and other employees at Four Women, including the doctor who performed the abortion shown and a medical student completing an internship at the clinic, talk about their commitment to reproductive choice, high quality medicine, and to the women they serve. The film reflects their desire to put a human, rather than a political, face on abortion, and conveys well the nurturing atmosphere of the clinic and its vision for compassionate, high quality abortion services." Maureen Puffer-Rothenberg, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA EMRO
