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For Their Own Good

It's either their jobs or their own children. A shocking true story.

1993★ 6.3 · 71h 58mDramaTV Movie

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A factory worker gets an ultimatum from her employer that she agree to be sterilized or be fired.

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Laura San Giacomo
as Jo Mandell

CCH Pounder
as Naomi Brinker

Elizabeth Perkins
as Sally Wheeler

Colleen Camp
as Chris

Michael O'Neill
as Clark Thompson

Kelli Williams
as Erma

Richard Riehle
as Dave Butler

David Graf
as Miles

Charles Haid
as Hank

Gary Basaraba
as Roy Wheeler

Thomas Kopache
as Doctor Mason

David Purdham
as Jim Davis

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6.3/ 10

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Release date: 1993-04-05

Runtime: 1h 58m

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