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`Ventre Livre' is an eye opening piece about the sterilization of women in Brazil. Upon hearing this topic, I expected that this would be a problem which, while terrible, only affected a small percentage of Brazilian women. However, a shocking 1 in 3 women in Brazil has been sterilized by the government, many during their teenage years. Before watching this film, it had never occurred to me that such a high percentage of the world could not afford contraceptives.

`Ventre Livre' does an excellent job of making the viewer sympathize with the women it depicts. I felt very sorry for the women in their 20's 30's who want to have more children but cannot anymore. The film also does an excellent job depicting the ignorance in even Brazilian society at large. Brazil is the most segregated country in the world by class, and the film leaves a lasting impression of the dichotomy between rich and poor. It is alarming that in a modern society, the woman of one class are being sterelized en masse while the wealthy seem oblivious.

I believe that if a documentary brings attention to a topic of which most of its viewers had never before heard, then it is a success. `Ventre Livre' was eye opening about a brutal practice occurring in our modern world.