The members of "Jane" risked their personal and professional lives to help women with unwanted pregnancies, even though abortion was illegal in their state, the Catholic Church condemned it, and the Chicago Mob made money from it. In the time before Roe v. Wade, when abortion was illegal in most states and even spreading information about abortion was a crime in Illinois, the Janes helped about 11,000 women get abortions at low or no cost.
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The members of "Jane" risked their personal and professional lives to help women with unwanted pregnancies, even though abortion was illegal in their state, the Catholic Church condemned it, and the Chicago Mob made money from it. In the time before Roe v. Wade, when abortion was illegal in most states and even spreading information about abortion was a crime in Illinois, the Janes helped about 11,000 women get abortions at low or no cost.
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