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.

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

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