The Janes(2022)

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.

Genre: Documentary

Director: Tia Lessin, Emma Pildes

Actors: Abby, Heather Booth, Nicole Cyrille, Eileen, Laura Kaplan, Patricia Novick-Raby, Eleanor Oliver, Peaches, Donna Schaper, Martha Scott

Release date: 2022-05-03

Country of origin: United States of America

Length: 1h 41m

Ratings:

• 7.6/10
• 100%
• 81/100