Abortion Onscreen database
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This database is a project of ANSIRH’s Abortion Onscreen program, and aims to include all American film and television depictions in which a character obtained an abortion (or disclosed that they had had one in the past). Plotlines in which a character considers but does not have an abortion (i.e., because they decide to continue the pregnancy, or because they have a miscarriage before getting an abortion) are not included in these results; however, we have tracked them. If you are doing an analysis and want to include considerations, please contact us for a relevant list.
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Title | Episode(s) | Release date | Type | Genre | Outcomes | Legality |
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Peaky Blinders | Episode 3.5 | Jun 2, 2016 | TV |
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None | Illegal | Non-US |
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Bitter Moon | Jul 12, 1992 | Film |
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Adverse physical outcome | Non-US | ||
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The Last King of Scotland | Sep 27, 2006 | Film |
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Death | Illegal | Non-US | |
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Grantchester | Episode 2.1 | Feb 3, 2016 | TV |
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Death | Illegal | Non-US |
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Degrassi: The Next Generation | Accidents Will Happen: Part 1, Accidents Will Happen: Part 2 | Jan 26, 2004 | TV |
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None | Legal | Non-US |
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The Crimson Petal and the White | Episode 4 | Apr 27, 2011 | TV |
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None | Illegal | Non-US |
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The Right Way | Sep 4, 2004 | Film |
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Non-US | |||
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The Lives We Lead | Oct 13, 2015 | Film |
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None | Legal | Non-US | |
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Arch of Triumph | Feb 17, 1948 | Film |
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Death | Illegal | Non-US | |
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Grantchester | Episode 3.4 | Jul 12, 2017 | TV |
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None | Illegal | Non-US |
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Call the Midwife | Episode 2.5 | Apr 28, 2013 | TV |
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Adverse physical outcome | Illegal | Non-US |
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Prime Suspect: The Lost Child | Oct 22, 1995 | TV |
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None | Legal | Non-US | |
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Workin' Moms | Bare, Bye Bye Kate, Merde | Feb 22, 2019 | TV |
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None | Legal | Non-US |
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My Little Assassin | Oct 12, 1999 | TV |
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Adverse physical outcome | Illegal | Non-US | |
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Topsy-Turvy | Dec 15, 1999 | Film |
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None | Illegal | Non-US | |
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LetterKenny | Sled Shack | Jul 1, 2017 | TV |
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None | Legal | Non-US |
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The Survivalist | Feb 12, 2016 | Film |
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None | Illegal | Non-US | |
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Cabaret | Feb 13, 1972 | Film |
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None | Illegal | Non-US | |
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Upstairs, Downstairs | A Perfect Specimen of Woman | Oct 22, 2011 | TV |
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Death | Illegal | Non-US |
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Harlots | Episode 6 | May 1, 2017 | TV |
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None | Illegal | Non-US |