Not American but Yield to the Night (J. Lee Thompson, GB,
1956) deals with last days of a condemned woman.

On Fri, 24 Nov 2000 12:09:20 -0500 Charles D Derry
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> Capital Punishment, particularly in relationship to women:
>
>         Une Affaire des Femmes (by Claude Chabrol, also about abortion)
>         Dancer in the Dark (by Lars von Trier)
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