The Janes
They didn't have a choice.
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- Documentary
Overview
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.
Keywords
- 1970s
- chicago
- illinois
- abortion
- abortion history
- chicago, illinois
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 3, 2022
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- english
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- HBO Documentary Films,Pentimento Productions,Elsewhere Films,HBO Documentary Films, Pentimento Productions, Elsewhere Films
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- tt16377356