Tag: The Janes

Can a Movie Save Women’s Reproductive Rights? Sundance Filmmakers Say ‘Yes.’

by Steve Ramos • February 26, 2022 • 0 Comments

Can a movie save women’s reproductive rights? The powerful message igniting The Janes shows what life was like before Roe v. Wade and forecasts what life could be like without Roe v. Wade.

Historical footage and intimate interviews with women activists blend powerfully in ‘The Janes,’ a documentary about a Chicago outfit providing women with safe but illegal abortions.

by Steve Ramos • February 3, 2022 • 0 Comments

The powerful documentary ‘The Janes’ unites the stories of the women who needed illegal abortions with the heroic female activists who provided them.