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NICARAGUA: A DYING GENERATION



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The aftermath of Nicaragua's decision to outlaw abortion has shaken this tiny Central American society to the core. Last year Nicaragua, a poor country mired in civil war for much of the 1980´s outlawed all forms of abortion, including operations to save a pregnant woman's life, after a campaign by the Catholic church. The law also established jail sentences of six to thirty years for women who terminate their pregnancies and doctors who perform the procedure. As a result the deaths of women who have undergone "back alley abortions" have skyrocketed infuriating human and women's rights groups all over the world. It is somewhat ironic that the Nicaragua´s newly elected leftist government approved the law. However this was largely due to their attempts to appease the powerful Catholic church in exchange for the church´s support for their anti-poverty measures. The Underground intends to film in the barrios of Managua and record interviews with the families of victims as well as mothers-to-be who are too poor to afford a newborn, human rights groups, representatives of the Catholic Church, and government officials.

The Underground is currently in pre-production to go to Nicaragua April 6th and begin this documentary pod with the help of Human Rights Watch, an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide. We ask that current, EMI and Saul Williams consider scoring this pod in conjunction with Theme 2: Mother Hood: The Urban Family.

Reel and past pods:
http://www.lasrever.com/films/underground_tv/U_PRESENTA...
http://current.com/items/87800041_the_underground_no_vo...
http://current.com/items/88854395_the_underground_4f
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2 responses // NICARAGUA: A DYING GENERATION

  • Thanks for pitching! We're excited to look into this further.
    saskia
  • And if you think this can't happen in the U.S....

    More people need to be aware how the highjacking of government by religious groups can wreak havoc on society. Organized religions long ago mutated into patriarchal systems that exist primarily to control the sexuality of women.

    Politicians and government leaders must resist the coercion by religious groups to maintain or institute these harmful and archaic policies that in effect, stunt social and economic progress at large.
    zygarch

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