The Janes

The Janes (2022)

They didn't have a choice.

Documentary

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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  • Release Date: 2022-05-03
  • Runtime: 1h 41min
  • Directors: Tia Lessin, Emma Pildes.

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Heather Booth

      Self

    • Judith Arcana

      Self

    • Marie Leaner

      Self

    • Diane Stevens

      Self

    • Eleanor Oliver

      Self

    • Martin Luther King Jr.

      Self (archive footage)

    • Walter Cronkite

      Self (archive footage)

    • Hugh Hefner

      Self (archive footage)

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