The Janes (2022)

They didn't have a choice.

Directed by Tia Lessin1h 41mDocumentary

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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C
Year
2022
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
3 May 2022
TMDB
5.6 (46)
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Heather Booth
Self
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Judith Arcana
Self
M
Marie Leaner
Self
D
Diane Stevens
Self
E
Eleanor Oliver
Self
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
Self (archive footage)
Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner
Self (archive footage)

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