The Janes

They didn't have a choice.

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

Heather Booth

Self

Judith Arcana

Self

Marie Leaner

Self

Diane Stevens

Self

Eleanor Oliver

Self

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)

Hugh Hefner

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Nancy Abraham

Executive Producer

Lisa Heller

Executive Producer

Sara Rodriguez

Producer

Emma Pildes

Producer

Daniel Arcana

Producer

Jessica Levin

Producer

Susan Lacy

Executive Producer

Tia Lessin

Director

Emma Pildes

Director

Matt Rigby

Dialogue Editor

Clips & Videos

Official Trailer