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The Janes
“They didn't have a choice.”
5.6 / 10• 2022• 1h 41m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
HB
Heather Booth
Self
LeadJA
Judith Arcana
Self
ML
Marie Leaner
Self
DS
Diane Stevens
Self
EO
Eleanor Oliver
Self
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
Self (archive footage)
Hugh Hefner
Self (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tia Lessin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Janes is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
