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The untold story of the drug that changed the world. Chronicles little known chapters in the history of the birth control pill. Examines how far the pharmaceutical industry was willing to risk women’s health. Interviews women from Puerto Rico who became unsuspecting test subjects.
- Elise Swerhone, Erna Buffie
- ONF | NFB
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The pills were used as props in the 1999 film The Matrix . In The Matrix. In the film The Matrix, the main character Neo (played by Keanu Reeves) is offered the choice between a red pill and a blue pill by rebel leader Morpheus (played by Laurence Fishburne ).
The Pill. 1999. 0 hr 45 mins. Watchlist. Erna Buffie and Elise Swerhone's incisive documentary examines the politics of gender, sexuality, health, and the health-care...
Mar 11, 1999 · Examines how far the pharmaceutical industry was willing to risk women's health. Interviews women from Puerto Rico who became unsuspecting test subjects. Provides insights from women health activists who questioned the high-dose version's safety, and testimony from scientists who developed the pill.
Nov 11, 2000 · The Pill. Rating: 3 of 5. "A cage of ovulating females" was the unflattering way that Katherine McCormick described what was needed to test out a little progesterone-based pill that weighed less than 1/100th of an ounce.
Chronicles little known chapters in the history of the birth control pill. Examines how far the pharmaceutical industry was willing to risk women's health. Interviews women from Puerto Rico who became unsuspecting test subjects.
