Vida de Mãe É Assim Mesmo?
1983
Synopsis
Mothers who have, at some point in life, sought to terminate pregnancies reflect on contraception, childbirth, and the often arduous labor of parenting. Professional women—a doctor, a lawyer—speak of how dangerous clandestine abortion can be, and argue in favor of legalizing abortion in Brazil.
Editorial
Interviewing women and girls from all walks of life, Eunice Gutman makes precious space for them to voice radical ambivalence about motherhood. Characterized by realism, simple eloquence, and honesty, their testimony bears lasting, persuasive resonance wherever abortion remains difficult to access.
