Mar 09, 2014
90 min
Full-HD

Vessel (2014)

A fearless sea captain, Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, sails a ship through loopholes in international law, providing abortions on the high seas, and leaving in her wake a network of emboldened activists who trust women to handle abortion on their own terms.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Neue Vitaskop Film Impact Partners Women Make Movies Chicken & Egg Films Fork Films The Fledgling Fund

Rebecca Gomperts

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