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43-411: Our Time may refer to: Film [ edit ] Our Time (1974 film) , a 1974 film directed by Peter Hyams Our Time (2018 film) , a 2018 film directed by Carlos Reygadas Our Times , a 2015 Taiwanese school romance drama film directed by Frankie Chen Music [ edit ] Our Time (album) , a 2008 album by The Gordons Our Time ,

86-694: A "silent pandemic ". The article states "ending the silent pandemic of unsafe abortion is an urgent public-health and human-rights imperative." It also states "access to safe abortion improves women's health , and vice versa, as documented in Romania during the regime of President Nicolae Ceaușescu " and "legalisation of abortion on request is a necessary but insufficient step toward improving women's health" citing that in some countries, such as India, where abortion has been legal for decades, access to competent care remains restricted because of other barriers. WHO's Global Strategy on Reproductive Health, adopted by

129-687: A concern in the United States that nearly every large hospital had some type of "septic abortion ward" that was responsible for dealing with the complications that accompanied an incomplete abortion. Incomplete abortions were the leading cause for OB-GYN services across the United States. In the 1960s, the National Opinion Research Center found that hundreds of women were attempting to self-abort with coat hangers, knitting needles and ballpoint pens, and by swallowing toxic chemicals like bleach and laundry detergent. However,

172-406: A doctor; he confirms her pregnancy. She asks the doctor if he can perform an abortion and he recommends she speak to her parents, but Muffy says she cannot tell her parents about this. He also refuses to refer her to any other doctors. Out of options, Muffy seeks out a back-alley abortion . She heads to a nearby city accompanied by Abby, Michael, and Malcolm, where Michael has found someone to perform

215-459: A gothic lack of sensibility all its own". He found it "difficult to believe" that Peter Hyams "was also the director of the recent ' Busting ,' one of the better, more intelligent cop movies. Perhaps teen-age rich girls are not characters with whom he has much sympathy or understanding." T.A. Gallagher of The Village Voice critiqued the film's use of "hazy, gauzy color" to evoke nostalgia. Ken Emerson of The Boston Phoenix appreciated that

258-429: A letter in response, inviting him to a Christmas Eve party at Abby's family home. At the party, Muffy gives Buzzy all her attention and impulsively kisses him under the mistletoe. However, Buzzy rejects her advances and reveals he is with another girl. Muffy leaves crying, with Malcolm following behind. When he finds her next to his car, she propositions him to take her virginity at that moment; he resists, saying she's in

301-532: A miscarriage. The first such law was passed in Connecticut in 1821. Prior to 1973, the authority to legalize abortion rested with the state governments. Up through the 1960s, 44 states had laws that outlawed abortions unless the health of the pregnant patient was at stake. In the 1940s, records show that more than 1,000 women died each year from abortions that were labeled as unsafe. Many of these abortions were self-induced. Unsafe abortion practices were such

344-433: A price. "For the pretty and popular teen-ager, it's the logical step after shaking hands with a boy—and about as meaningful; for the plain-looking and shy girl, it means instant pregnancy, detailed abortion". Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote that the film is "a pre‐ pill romantic drama designed, perversely, for the prepubescent set" and "combines the worst features of two kinds of ancient Broadway comedy with

387-611: A throwback to the Blue Denim days. That assessment is nonsense, as screenwriter Jane C. Stanton's movie takes place in 1955. It doesn't inject anachronistic sensibilities into its story of teens living under a different set of cultural rules. By 1980 the content of Our Time was being seen in After School Specials on TV. That doesn't make the movie any less relevant to us now." Unsafe abortion Unsafe abortions result in complications for about 7 million women

430-468: A track on the 1999 album Animal Soup by Simon Townshend Our Time (Lily Allen song) 2014 Our Time (Dream single) , the ninth single of Japanese pop group Dream Our Time , a song from the musical Merrily We Roll Along Organizations [ edit ] Our Time (nonprofit) , an American non-profit created by Matthew Segal Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

473-464: A year die from unsafe abortion. Incidence of such abortions may be difficult to measure because they can be reported variously as miscarriage, "induced miscarriage", "menstrual regulation", "mini-abortion", and "regulation of a delayed/suspended menstruation". An article pre-printed by the WHO called safe, legal abortion a " fundamental right of women, irrespective of where they live" and unsafe abortion

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516-400: A year. Unsafe abortions are also one of the leading causes of deaths during pregnancy and childbirth (about 5–13% of all deaths during this period). Most unsafe abortions occur where modern birth control is unavailable, or in developing countries where affordable and well-trained medical practitioners are not readily available, or where abortion is illegal , with the more restrictive

559-490: Is a 1974 American drama film directed by Peter Hyams . The film was written by Jane C. Stanton and stars Pamela Sue Martin , Parker Stevenson , and Betsy Slade. The story follows two girls at a Massachusetts boarding school and their experiences with first love in the 1950s. It was released in theaters on April 10, 1974. In 1955 Springfield, Massachusetts , Abby Reed and Muffy Pratt are best friends and roommates at Penfield Academy, an all-girls boarding school. They begin

602-647: Is a major cause of injury and death among women worldwide. It is estimated that nearly 25 million unsafe abortions take place annually. WHO estimates that at least 7.9% of maternal deaths are due to unsafe abortion, with a greater proportion occurring in Latin America, the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa and a lesser proportion in East Asia where access to abortion is generally legal. 97% of these abortions take place in developing countries . Unsafe abortion

645-467: Is believed to result in at least 22,800 deaths and millions of injuries annually. The legal status of abortion is believed to play a major role in the frequency of unsafe abortion. For example, the 1996 legalization of abortion in South Africa had an immediate positive impact on the frequency of abortion-related complications, with abortion-related deaths dropping by more than 90%. Groups such as

688-568: Is illegal . However, the prevalence of unsafe abortion may also be determined by other factors, such as whether it occurs in a developing country that has a low level of competent medical care. Unsafe abortions sometimes occur where abortion is legal, and safe abortions sometimes occur where abortion is illegal. Legalization is not always followed by elimination of unsafe abortion. Affordable safe services may be unavailable despite legality, and conversely, women may be able to afford medically competent services despite illegality. When abortion

731-515: Is illegal, that generally contributes to the prevalence of unsafe abortion, but it is not the only contributor. In addition, a lack of access to safe and effective contraception contributes to unsafe abortion. It has been estimated that the incidence of unsafe abortion could be reduced by as much as 73% without any change in abortion laws if modern family planning and maternal health services were readily available globally. Illegality of abortion contributes to maternal mortality , but that contribution

774-523: Is legal, but dangerous in countries where it is outlawed and performed clandestinely. The WHO reports that in developed regions, nearly all abortions (92%) are safe, whereas in developing countries, more than half (55%) are unsafe. According to WHO statistics, the risk rate for unsafe abortion is 1/270; according to other sources, unsafe abortion is responsible for at least 8% of maternal deaths. Worldwide, 48% of all induced abortions are unsafe. The British Medical Bulletin reported in 2003 that 70,000 women

817-476: Is not as great as it once was, due to medical advances including penicillin and the birth control pill . Source: WHO 2006 In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled 7–2 that laws prohibiting an abortion violated a woman's right to privacy. The landmark case, Roe v. Wade , changed abortion in the United States. Early abortion laws generally only prohibited the use of toxic chemicals that were used to cause

860-407: Is paired with Buzzy Knight, whom she a crush on, but the boy does not return her feelings and tries to get paired up with someone else. Malcolm, an awkward boy who has feelings for Muffy, tries to talk to her, but she is oblivious to his affections. Later, while Buzzy dances with Muffy, he holds up money to another boy in an offer to switch girls. A humiliated Muffy leaves the dance early. At the end of

903-771: The Chicago Tribune gave the film 1 star out of 4 and wrote that it "probably sees itself as the female equivalent of 'Summer of '42' ... Unfortunately, the story this time is nothing more than a B-grade soap opera." Arthur D. Murphy of Variety called it "an unexciting, sterile story ... More of a made-for-TV feature than anything else." Some critics said the film failed to say anything about teen pregnancy that wasn't already covered in earlier films like Blue Denim and A Summer Place . Tom Shales of The Washington Post wrote that "Muffy has no redeeming values; she's loathsome and self-pitying. So who are we supposed to care about, much less root for?" A positive review

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946-499: The Guttmacher Institute , at least 22,800 women die annually as a result of complications of unsafe abortion, and between two million and seven million women each year survive unsafe abortion but sustain long-term damage or disease (incomplete abortion, infection, sepsis , bleeding, and injury to the internal organs, such as puncturing or tearing of the uterus). They also concluded abortion is safer in countries where it

989-674: The World Health Organization have advocated a public-health approach to addressing unsafe abortion, emphasizing the legalization of abortion, the training of medical personnel, and ensuring access to reproductive-health services. An unsafe abortion can lead to wide range of health risks that can affect the well-being of women. The major and most life-threatening complications that stem from unsafe abortions are infection, hemorrhaging and injury to internal organs. Abortion symptoms that can lead to additional health risks: Complications and their treatments include: Damage to

1032-852: The World Health Assembly in May 2004, noted: "As a preventable cause of maternal mortality and morbidity, unsafe abortion must be dealt with as part of the MDG on improving maternal health and other international development goals and targets." The WHO's Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), whose research concerns people's sexual and reproductive health and lives, has an overall strategy to combat unsafe abortion that comprises four interrelated activities: A 2007 study published in The Lancet found that, although

1075-536: The access to safe abortion methods. Out of all abortions in these regions only 25% are considered safe. In developed countries these numbers improve drastically. Nearly all abortions in North America (99%) are considered safe. Overall nearly 88% of abortions in developed countries were actually considered safe, with the number of safe abortions in Europe slightly lower. Unsafe abortions often occur where abortion

1118-478: The fetus. The young couple lived in Michigan and were evading a state law requiring a minor to receive a parent's or a judge's consent to obtain a legal abortion. In Indiana, where there were also parental consent laws, 17-year-old Becky Bell died from an unsafe abortion in 1988 rather than discuss her pregnancy and wish for an abortion with her parents. Methods of unsafe abortion include: Unsafe abortion

1161-444: The film provides "a sympathetic study of two girls' friendship, a welcome change from the exclusively man-to-man concerns of most films today," but lamented that the director and producer appeared "to distort Ms. Stanton's screenplay into a sentimental account of sexual initiation". Jay Cocks gave a mixed review for Time , but conceded that Hyams "manages the comedy and embarrassment of the first fall mixer well". Gene Siskel of

1204-503: The first day of their senior year trading stories about their past summer. Abby, the conventionally beautiful one of the pair, confesses she almost lost her virginity to her boyfriend Michael, who attends the nearby all-boys school St. Ambrose. An insecure Muffy regrets she hasn't had the opportunity. At a mixer with St. Ambrose the following night, the girls and boys are paired up randomly after picking numbers. Abby steals away to talk to Michael, who pleads with her to visit him soon. Muffy

1247-469: The genital tract or internal organs: Admission to a health care facility is imperative, any delay can be fatal. Regardless if an abortion was legal or illegal, health care providers are required by law to provide medical care to patients, as it may be life-saving. In some cases, treatment for abortion complications may be administered only when the woman provides information about the abortion and any and all persons that were involved. In areas where abortion

1290-413: The global rate of abortion declined from 45.6 million in 1995 to 41.6 million in 2003, unsafe procedures still accounted for 48% of all abortions performed in 2003. It also concluded that, while the overall incidence of abortion in both developed and developing countries is approximately equal, unsafe abortion occurs more often in less-developed nations. The most repressive of laws still apply to over 40% of

1333-466: The kind of quick, bright, funny girl you want immediately to reassure: to tell her that all the doubts, all the clumsiness will pass in a short time, and she will be really terrific". A 2011 retrospective review by Glenn Erickson of DVD Savant commended the film for showing the reality of unsafe abortions. He wrote, " Our Time was perhaps released five years too late, or too soon -- in 1974 almost every critical appraisal described it as Old Fashioned,

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1376-577: The law, the higher the rates of death and other complications. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that for the time period of 2010-14 there were 55.7 million abortions worldwide each year. Out of these abortions, approximately 54% were safe, 31% were less safe, and 14% were least safe. That means that 25 million (45%) abortions each year between 2010 and 2014 were unsafe, with 24 million (97%) of these in developing countries. In 2003 approximately 42 million pregnancies were voluntarily terminated, of which 20 million were unsafe. According to WHO and

1419-432: The night, Abby promises Michael she will take an overnight trip to visit him in two weeks. When Abby returns to the dormitory, she finds Muffy crying in bed. After Muffy confesses that Buzzy hurt her feelings, Abby tries to cheer her up by saying that Malcolm is in love with her, to no avail. Abby makes plans to visit Michael by concocting a ruse that she is visiting her grandmother. Muffy impersonates Abby's grandmother over

1462-464: The number of deaths declined significantly into the 1960s and 1970s. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that in 1972, 130,000 women attempted self-induced abortions or obtained illegal abortions, resulting in 39 deaths. In 2005, the Detroit News reported that a 16-year-old boy, at his pregnant, under-age girlfriend's request, repeatedly beat her abdomen with a bat to abort

1505-548: The phone to the headmistress Mrs. Pendleton, and Abby succeeds at getting a weekend pass. Abby and Michael check into a hotel where they have booked separate rooms. He meets Abby in her room that evening, and after some awkwardness, they consummate their relationship. Later, Abby mourns the loss of her virginity, but Michael promises that he won't stop loving her. Back at school, Muffy receives a letter from Buzzy where he apologizes for his behavior. Suspicious of Buzzy, Abby tries to discourage her friend from replying, but Muffy sends him

1548-429: The procedure. The night before, Abby tells Muffy that Malcolm wants to marry her, but Muffy rejects the idea, saying she wants to have control over her life. The next day, Muffy meets the doctor Frank, a medical student who promises the abortion will be simple and painless. After the procedure, Muffy joins Abby downstairs and seemingly feels fine. However, back at school, Muffy becomes ill and refuses to allow Abby to tell

1591-414: The school nurse what has caused her hemorrhaging. Soon after, Malcolm, Michael, and Abby go to visit Muffy at the hospital, but discover she has died. On the day of graduation, Abby lies on Muffy's bed and cries before putting on her cap and leaving for the ceremony. The film was produced by Richard Roth, who had just made Summer of '42 and wanted to do a similar kind of film about young women. The movie

1634-511: The title Our Time . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Our_Time&oldid=1218966758 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Our Time (1974 film) Our Time (also known as Death of Her Innocence )

1677-768: The world population. If found out, these women may face prosecution, and later incarceration. According to a new study in The Lancet that focused on data from 2010 to 2014, nearly 55 million pregnancies are terminated early and of that 55 million, nearly half, 25.5 million are deemed as unsafe. The WHO and the Guttmacher Institute stress the need for access to a safe abortion for all women and that unsafe methods must be replaced. Africa, Asia and Latin America account for almost 97 percent of unsafe abortions. These regions are often poorer and underdeveloped and lack

1720-401: The wrong state of mind, but later relents after she taunts him, and they have sex in the backseat. The experience is not as satisfying as Abby and Michael's. Before returning to the party, Malcolm confesses that he was a virgin until now and Muffy says she feels no different after having sex and doesn't see "what all the big fuss is about." Back at school, Muffy suspects she is pregnant and sees

1763-490: Was also known as Basic Training and The Girls of Penfield . Roth recruited Michel Legrand , whom he had worked with on Summer of '42 , to compose the film's score. The screenplay by Jane Stanton is loosely based on her experiences in New England boarding schools. Director Peter Hyams had previously made Busting , an R-rated movie about vice cops which had not performed well commercially. With Our Time , "I

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1806-520: Was given by Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times , who stated that the film "turns nostalgia back on itself with remarkable deftness and subtlety. In doing so it makes certain aspects of the '70s seem not all that bad." He added that "All four of the film's young stars are able and appealing." Praise was also given to Betsy Slade's performance. Cocks of Time wrote she "makes Muffy into

1849-860: Was trying to do the opposite of what I had done before," he says. Pamela Sue Martin , Parker Stevenson , Edith Atwater and George O'Hanlon Jr. all would star in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries later in the 1970s. The film received mixed reviews, with multiple critics commenting on the film's contrivances and predictability. Comparisons were made to Summer of '42 , which the filmmakers had been attempting to emulate with Our Time . Writing for New York , Judith Crist noted that for Summer , "the moral proved to be that loss of virginity [for boys], via an older woman, guaranteed instant maturity, compassion, sensitivity, and creative perception", whereas with Our Time , young women's loss of virginity to their peers comes with

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