Leonard Pitts: Powerful film tells the story of abortions before they were legal

Imagine having lived through that, only to find yourself facing a return to square one 50 years later.

(Sundance Institute) Women involved in an underground abortion referral service in the days before Roe v. Wade are profiled in the documentary "The Janes," directed by Emma Pildes and Tia Lessin, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary competition at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.

Leonard Pitts: Powerful film tells the story of abortions before they were legal

Imagine having lived through that, only to find yourself facing a return to square one 50 years later.

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