In the timely documentary on HBO Max called “The Janes,” a former member of a clandestine Chicago network of women that helped provide safe, inexpensive and illegal abortions before Roe v. Wade recalls “There was a philosophical need to disrespect a law that would disrespect women.”
I watched the film in my Chicago neighborhood park recently, surrounded by family, friends, neighbors, and many of the original Janes. I am an abortion provider in Illinois and participated in this event to raise awareness about the state of abortion care in Illinois and nationwide. I felt energized and grateful to be in a place where abortion remains legal post-Roe.
