This is a list of movies (+ a few plays and books) about consciously chosen motherhood and the issue of abortion and some movies that feature related issues in their plots, themes, dialogue, etc. There are lots more; this is an eclectic list, in no way comprehensive. I've seen all but a handful of these.
A Taste of Honey (movie)
Alfie (movie – UK, original version, with Michael Caine as Alfie )
Baby, the Rain Must Fall (movie)
Blues for an Alabama Sky (play by Pearl Cleage)
Cabaret (movie)
Citizen Ruth (movie)
Dirty Dancing (movie)
El Crimen del Padre Amaro (movie - Mexico)
Fame (movie)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (movie)
Felicia’s Journey (movie)
Four Months, Three weeks, Two Days (movie – Rumania)
If These Walls Could Talk, I (movie)
In Your Hands (movie – Denmark)
Jane, An Abortion Service (documentary by Nell Lundy and Kate Kirtz)
Jane: Abortion and the Underground (play by Paula Kamen)
Juno (movie)
Just Another Girl on the IRT (movie)
Knocked Up (movie)
Love With the Proper Stranger (movie)
Midwives (book by Chris Bohjalian)
North Country (movie)
Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Institution and Experience (book by Adrienne Rich)
Our Song (movie)
Peyton Place (movie)
Racing the Moon (movie)
Saved (movie)
Splendor in the Grass (movie)
The Abortion Diaries (documentary by Penny Lane)
The Spitfire Grill (movie)
Topsy Turvy (movie – England)
Vera Drake (movie – England)
Waitress (movie)
Words of Choice (theater/performance piece by Cindy Cooper)
For a really long list that includes tv (and some commentary), go to Penny Lane’s website.
A Taste of Honey (movie)
Alfie (movie – UK, original version, with Michael Caine as Alfie )
Baby, the Rain Must Fall (movie)
Blues for an Alabama Sky (play by Pearl Cleage)
Cabaret (movie)
Citizen Ruth (movie)
Dirty Dancing (movie)
El Crimen del Padre Amaro (movie - Mexico)
Fame (movie)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (movie)
Felicia’s Journey (movie)
Four Months, Three weeks, Two Days (movie – Rumania)
If These Walls Could Talk, I (movie)
In Your Hands (movie – Denmark)
Jane, An Abortion Service (documentary by Nell Lundy and Kate Kirtz)
Jane: Abortion and the Underground (play by Paula Kamen)
Juno (movie)
Just Another Girl on the IRT (movie)
Knocked Up (movie)
Love With the Proper Stranger (movie)
Midwives (book by Chris Bohjalian)
North Country (movie)
Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Institution and Experience (book by Adrienne Rich)
Our Song (movie)
Peyton Place (movie)
Racing the Moon (movie)
Saved (movie)
Splendor in the Grass (movie)
The Abortion Diaries (documentary by Penny Lane)
The Spitfire Grill (movie)
Topsy Turvy (movie – England)
Vera Drake (movie – England)
Waitress (movie)
Words of Choice (theater/performance piece by Cindy Cooper)
For a really long list that includes tv (and some commentary), go to Penny Lane’s website.