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Ed Kaplan (story) and
Clifford Campion (story) ...
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Release Date:
5 April 1993 (USA) more
Tagline:
It's either their jobs or their own children. A shocking true story.
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A factory worker gets an ultimatum from her employer that she agree to be sterilized or be fired. | add synopsis
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1 nomination more
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Villains Too Charismatic For Their Own Good
(From Cinematical. 9 October 2009, 7:30 PM, PDT)
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compelling story and wonderful acting by ms perkins more (1 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Elizabeth Perkins | ... | Sally Wheeler |
 | Laura San Giacomo | ... | Jo Mandell |
 | Charles Haid | ... | Hank |
 | CCH Pounder | ... | Naomi Brinker |
| Gary Basaraba | ... | Roy Wheeler |
 | Kelli Williams | ... | Erma |
| Michael O'Neill | ... | Clark Thompson |
 | David Graf | ... | Miles |
 | Colleen Camp | ... | Chris |
 | Glenn Morshower | ||
 | David Purdham | ... | Jim Davis |
| Hannah Eckstein | ... | Georgia |
| Jana Arnold | ... | Marjorie |
| Trey Ames | ... | Older Jody |
 | Thomas Kopache | ... | Doctor Mason |
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118 min
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You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie more
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*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
I've just seen this move on Lifetime tonight and could not have been more pleased. The acting is amazing for a tv movie and tells a story thats both upsetting and empowering. SPOILER
The story is set in rural texas, and is the story of a group of young women who, due to company policy, must sterillize themselves to keep their jobs. One by one each woman goes through with the operation. After only a few months, their division is terminated and all the women are without jobs, and with out their birthing rights aswell. They hire a New York lawyer and take the company to court, where they are laughed at and given a lame excuse for a settlement. 7 years later the women are still fighting to pass a law to protect females birthing rights in the work place.