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The Janes is a 2022 documentary film directed by Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes. The film chronicles the history of the Jane Collective, an underground network based in Chicago that helped women obtain safe abortions before the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision in 1973. It details the operations of the organization and the personal risks taken by its members.
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Who were the Janes in The Janes?
The Janes were an underground network in Chicago that helped women obtain safe abortions before Roe v. Wade. The documentary focuses on their work before the Supreme Court's 1973 decision.
What period of abortion history does The Janes cover?
The 2022 film looks at the years before Roe v. Wade changed the legal landscape for abortion in the United States. Its historical focus is the Jane Collective's Chicago work leading up to 1973.
Who directed The Janes, and is it a documentary or drama?
Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes directed The Janes as a documentary film released in 2022. It uses the history of the Jane Collective as its subject rather than recreating it as a scripted period drama.
Does The Janes focus on one woman's story or the whole Jane Collective?
It treats the Jane Collective as a group effort, using the members' accounts to explain how the Chicago network operated. The film centers on the pre-1973 period, when those volunteers worked outside the formal healthcare system.
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