# For Their Own Good > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/For_Their_Own_Good > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/For_Their_Own_Good.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Their_Own_Good > Source revision: 1339228921 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1993 television movie ***For Their Own Good*** is an American [television movie](/source/Television_movie) of 1993, directed by Ed Kaplan and starring [Elizabeth Perkins](/source/Elizabeth_Perkins), [Laura San Giacomo](/source/Laura_San_Giacomo), and [Charles Haid](/source/Charles_Haid). It was first broadcast on [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) 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](/source/Sterilization_(medicine)).[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](/source/Humanitas_Prize) in the 90 minutes and longer category.[3] ## Cast - [Elizabeth Perkins](/source/Elizabeth_Perkins) as Sally Wheeler[1] - [Charles Haid](/source/Charles_Haid) as Hank[1] - [Laura San Giacomo](/source/Laura_San_Giacomo) as Jo Mandell[1] - [Gary Basaraba](/source/Gary_Basaraba) as Roy Wheeler - [CCH Pounder](/source/CCH_Pounder) as Naomi Brinker - [Garette Ratliff Henson](/source/Garette_Ratliff_Henson) as Younger Jody - Trey Ames as Older Jody - [Hansford Rowe](/source/Hansford_Rowe) as Dr Gordon Barnes - [Thomas Kopache](/source/Thomas_Kopache) as Dr Mason - [Kelli Williams](/source/Kelli_Williams) as Erma - [Michael O'Neill](/source/Michael_O'Neill_(actor)) as Clark Thompson - [David Graf](/source/David_Graf) as Miles - [Colleen Camp](/source/Colleen_Camp) as Chris - Lawrence Gamble as McCade Lawyer - [Glenn Morshower](/source/Glenn_Morshower) - [David Purdham](/source/David_Purdham) as Jim Davis - [Richard Riehle](/source/Richard_Riehle) as Dave Butler - [William G. Schilling](/source/William_G._Schilling) as George Buelton - Jessie Jones as Mrs Gates - [Matthew Glave](/source/Matthew_Glave) as Mike Yates - Hannah Eckstein as Georgia - Jana Arnold as Marjorie - John Lehne as Eugene Hansen - Peggy Doyle as Leona - Lorna Scott as Young Woman ## Notes 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NYM_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NYM_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-NYM_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-NYM_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-NYM_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-NYM_1-5) "For Their Own Good (Monday April 5, 9–11 pm, ABC)", *[New York Magazine](/source/New_York_Magazine)*, Vol. 26, No. 14, April 5, 1993, p. 63 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Variety_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Variety_2-1) Todd Everett, ["Abc Monday Night Movie for Their Own Good"](https://variety.com/1993/tv/reviews/abc-monday-night-movie-for-their-own-good-1200432093/), April 5, 1993, variety.com, accessed August 24, 2025 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["HUMANITAS PRIZE NOMINEES"](https://www.humanitasprize.org/prize-nominees), humanitasprize.org, accessed August 24, 2025 ## External links - [*For Their Own Good*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106942/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [For Their Own Good](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7jC53XX0XvI) full movie on [YouTube](/source/YouTube) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [For Their Own Good](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Their_Own_Good) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Their_Own_Good?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.