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The Janes is a 2022 American documentary film. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2022, and was released on HBO Max on June 8, the month after a leaked draft opinion for Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was released, starting protests across the United States.
The Janes tells the story of a group of unlikely outlaws. 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 help women in need.
Jun 8, 2022 · The Janes is a 2022 documentary that tells the story of seven women who ran an underground network for safe and affordable abortions in the US before Roe v. Wade. The film features interviews, archival footage and music, and explores the history and impact of women's rights and health.
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- Documentary
- Tia Lessin, Emma Pildes
- 2022-06-08
May 10, 2022 · The Janes | Official Trailer | HBO. We had to go underground.” #TheJanesHBO tells the revelatory story of a group of unlikely outlaws. Defying the state le ...more. We had to go underground...
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- 312.7K
- HBO
Jun 9, 2022 · “The Janes” is a straightforward, talking-heads documentary from HBO that provides a brief history of the Jane Collective, a clandestine abortion group working out of Chicago in the late 1960s ...
- Beatrice Loayza
- Tia Lessin, Emma Pildes
In the spring of 1972, police raided an apartment on the South Side of Chicago. Seven women were arrested and charged. The accused were part of a clandestine network. Using code names, blindfolds...
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- Documentary, History
Jun 10, 2022 · The Janes documentary premiered on June 8 on HBO Max. Directed by Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes, the film reveals the stories of a group of women activists in Chicago who provided safe but illegal abortions until the passing of 1973’s Roe v. Wade. Amid a pandemic, school shootings, possible recession, and civil unrest, The Janes ...
