‘The Janes’ Directors On How Donald Trump Spurred Their Film Reminding What It Was Like For Women Before Roe V. Wade DeadlineContenders
Launched in Chicago in the late 1960s and early ’70s, The Jane Collective, or simply Jane, was an underground network formed to help women obtain safe abortions when the procedure was illegal.
Pildes noted that before Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion, women determined to terminate pregnancies risked jail time and their lives. “There were septic abortion wards for women who did self-imposed or back-alley abortions and were dropped off. We cover Cook County Hospital in Chicago, specifically, and women came to them almost dying,” Pildes said.“This was an infinitely resourceful band of women, young and old who came together,” said Lessin. “They operated a referral service and referred women to doctors who were vetted, who were going to treat them well and then they began to bring the doctors in house.
“As we were finishing the film for Sundance, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the Dobbs case. So it was clear that Roe was not long for this world,” said Lessin. In June, the high court overturned Roe v. Wade. The decision was a devastating setback for abortion rights activists, but also a call to action.Check back Wednesday for the panel video.
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