For Their Own Good

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For Their Own Good is an American television movie of 1993, directed by Ed Kaplan and starring Elizabeth Perkins, Laura San Giacomo, and Charles Haid.

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It was first broadcast on ABC on April 5, 1993. [1]

Story

A Texas corporation makes an aggressive demand of its female employees: they must choose between keeping their jobs and ever having children. They have handled toxic materials which can cause defects in unborn children, so they will be fired if they do not agree to be sterilized. [1]

After public humiliation by the company, Sally Wheeler (Elizabeth Perkins) fights for justice. [1] Wheeler also has to fight poverty and an abusive husband, then face divorce. [2]

The film is based on a true story. [2]

Awards and nominations

For the film the director, Ed Kaplan, was nominated for a 1994 Humanitas Prize in the 90 minutes and longer category. [3]

Cast

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "For Their Own Good (Monday April 5, 9–11 pm, ABC)", New York Magazine , Vol. 26, No. 14, 5 April 1993, p. 63
  2. 1 2 Todd Everett, "Abc Monday Night Movie for Their Own Good", April 5 1993, variety.com, accessed 24 August 2025
  3. "HUMANITAS PRIZE NOMINEES", humanitasprize.org, accessed August 24, 2025