Documentary · United States of America · 2022 · 1h 41m

The Janes

Director

Cast

Heather Booth as Self Judith Arcana as Self Marie Leaner as Self Diane Stevens as Self Eleanor Oliver as Self Martin Luther King Jr. as Self (archive footage)

Crew

Keith Walker — Director of Photography Sara Rodriguez — Producer Emma Pildes — Producer Daniel Arcana — Producer Jessica Levin — Producer

Tagline

They didn't have a choice.

Synopsis

Defying the state legislature that outlawed abortion, the Catholic Church that condemned it, and the Chicago Mob that was profiting from it, the members of “Jane” risked their personal and professional lives to support women with unwanted pregnancies. In the pre-Roe v. Wade era — a time when abortion was a crime in most states and even circulating information about abortion was a felony in Illinois — the Janes provided low-cost and free abortions to an estimated 11,000 women.

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