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Underground Abortion Network in Chicago

In 1973, a group of women are arrested for being involved in an underground abortion network in Chicago. They flashback to four years before.

The Beginning of the Jane Collective

Patty drops out of school and runs away from home because she is pregnant. Rose successfully convinces Patty to get an abortion, which was illegal at the time.

Challenges and Resilience

Donna attempts to become a sex education teacher to replace sister Anne Marie. However, principal Rafferty denies Donna’s request, citing the fact that there had been no complaints in the past 40 years she had been working there. Donna sneaks a book about birth control into the library.

Barb reveals her pregnancy, and suggests marrying Tim. Tim suggests an abortion, but decides to marry her instead.

Women’s Liberation Meeting

Rose, Patty, and Janice graduate college. Rose and Janice decide to create the Women’s Liberation Meeting (also known as the Jane Collective), which becomes very popular. The members of the meeting began searching for abortion doctors and directing pregnant women to them. Janice receives a call which threatens to report the group to the police. Rose breaks up with her fiancée, Bill. Donna is fired from her job after a student reports her. The group of women organize a protest for abortion rights. A police officer asks the group to lie low, and decides not to arrest anybody.

Continued Activism and Challenges

The group learns that Dr. Charlie lied about his medical license and pretended to be a doctor. They realize that Charlie had experience in abortions, and decided to keep him. Charlie teaches Janice how to perform an abortion. Soon after, many of the women also learn how to perform abortions.

The entire group is arrested but they are released on bond shortly afterwards. They gain national attention. Their trials begin. However, they are acquitted and their charges are dismissed due to the Supreme court case Roe v. Wade.

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