The Janes

“They didn't have a choice.”

2022·101 min·Released

Studio: Elsewhere Films, HBO Documentary Films, Pentimento Productions

5.6TMDb

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Theatrical May 3, 2022Digital Jan 24, 2022

Nexus ms12758TMDb 913829IMDb tt16377356

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USA · English · USA

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.