Call Jane

IMDb link: 7461272
IMDb rating: 6.5 (7,316 votes)
Genres: Drama, History
Director: Elizabeth Banks, Chris Messina, Phyllis Nagy
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Kate Mara and others

Release date: 28 Oct 2022
Release year: 2022
Runtime: 121 minutes
Country: United States, United Kingdom, India
Keywords: pregnancy, abortion, chicago illinois, illegal abortion, jane collective, 1960s, doctor, dangerous pregnancy, title directed by female, inspired by a true story

Plot:

Set in the late 1960s, a pregnant housewife finds out she has a potentially life threatening illness, and the only treatment is to have an abortion. Declined by the hospital board of directors, she sets out to find an alternative to hospital treatment. Upon finding a group who offer services to facilitate illegal abortions, she then gets more involved in the service, "Call Jane."

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