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