Emma Pildes

director of “The Janes”

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HBO’s new documentary, “The Janes,” details an underground collective of women who provided safe abortions in Chicago before Roe v. Wade.

The Janes: Covert collective of women risked it all for safe abortions

HBO’s new documentary, “The Janes,” details an underground collective of women who provided safe abortions in Chicago before Roe v. Wade.

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