Movie
The Janes
They didn't have a choice.
20221h 41m★ 5.5Documentary
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.
Director
- Tia Lessin
- Emma Pildes
Producers
- Nancy Abraham · Executive Producer
- Lisa Heller · Executive Producer
- Sara Rodriguez
- Emma Pildes
- Daniel Arcana
Where to watch
Region: US · via JustWatch / TMDB
Links go to the JustWatch page for The Janes, where you can jump to each platform.
Top cast
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Heather Booth
Self
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Judith Arcana
Self
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Marie Leaner
Self
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Diane Stevens
Self
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Eleanor Oliver
Self
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
Self (archive footage)
Hugh Hefner
Self (archive footage)
