The members of "Jane" risked their personal and professional lives to support women with undesired pregnancies, defying the state legislature, the Catholic Church, and the Chicago Mob who all opposed abortion. At a period when abortion was illegal in most states and distributing information about abortion was a crime in Illinois, the Janes performed low-cost and free abortions to an estimated 11,000 women.
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The members of "Jane" risked their personal and professional lives to support women with undesired pregnancies, defying the state legislature, the Catholic Church, and the Chicago Mob who all opposed abortion. At a period when abortion was illegal in most states and distributing information about abortion was a crime in Illinois, the Janes performed low-cost and free abortions to an estimated 11,000 women.
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