Hayley Jayne Standing

A childless woman is told that her longed for unborn baby is incompatible with life. Alone, with her conscience and unable to openly discuss her situation because of society’s stigma surrounding termination and the self- silencing of women concerning reproduction, she painfully decides the best way forward.

A childless woman is told that her longed for unborn baby is incompatible with life. Alone, with her conscience and unable to openly discuss her situation because of society’s stigma surrounding termination and the self- silencing of women concerning reproduction, she painfully decides the best way forward.

1815年、ヨーロッパ諸国を巻き込んだナポレオン戦争がようやく終結。英国は勝利したものの、経済が疲弊してちまたには失業者があふれ、民衆は貧困と飢餓にあえいでいた。選挙権を持たない彼らが、改革と自由を求めて抗議活動を活発化させる中、1819年夏、マンチェスターの広場で、著名な活動家のヘンリー・ハントも参加してデモ集会が開催されることに。しかし、そこに集結した6万人もの人々を武装兵たちが無慈悲に襲う。