CinemaOSMovie · 2022 · 1h 41m

The Janes

They didn't have a choice.

56%(46)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byTia Lessin, Emma Pildes

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 41m
Language
EN
Released
May 3, 2022
Studios
HBO Documentary FilmsPentimento ProductionsElsewhere Films

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8 credited
Starring

Heather Booth

Self

Judith Arcana

Self

Marie Leaner

Self

Diane Stevens

Self

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)

Creative team
Directed by
Tia Lessin
Tia Lessin
Emma Pildes
Produced by
Sara Rodriguez
Sara Rodriguez
Jessica Levin

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