A Private Matter

Year: 1992

Runtime: 92 mins

Language: English

Director: Joan Micklin Silver

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Based on the true story of Romper Room host “Miss Sherri” Finkbine, the film shows how, after the thalidomide tragedy emerged in the early 1960s, her plea to terminate a pregnancy ignited a nationwide controversy. It follows her determined fight against restrictive abortion laws, the media frenzy and the personal toll of her battle.

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