I’m currently watching The Janes, a new documentary about the women who created an underground network for safe, affordable, illegal abortions in Chicago in the 1960s.

“You’d call a number and ask for Jane.” The Janes provided low-cost or free abortions to an estimated 11,000 women pre-Roe v Wade, “when abortion was a crime in most states and even circulating information about abortion was a felony in Illinois.” The Janes put their personal and professional lives at risk to help women in need. They used code names, fronts, and safe houses to protect themselves. In the spring of 1972, after a police raid, several members were arrested and charged.*

*Paraphrased from the documentary website

Check out this trailer. You can watch on HBO. More on this topic to come.

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