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The Janes(2022)

They didn't have a choice.
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ReleasedDocumentary1h 41m

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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Directed by:

Tia LessinEmma Pildes

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Heather Booth thumbnail

Heather Booth

Self

Judith Arcana thumbnail

Judith Arcana

Self

Marie Leaner thumbnail

Marie Leaner

Self

Diane Stevens thumbnail

Diane Stevens

Self

Eleanor Oliver thumbnail

Eleanor Oliver

Self

Martin Luther King Jr. thumbnail

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

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