The story of Jane : the legendary underground feminist abortion service /
Kaplan, Laura,
The story of Jane : the legendary underground feminist abortion service / Laura Kaplan. - First Vintage books edition. - 318 pages ; 21 cm
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-297) and index.
In the four years before the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe versus Wade decision, women seeking abortions had to subject themselves to illegal, unregulated abortionists. This study reveals the presence of a secret organization, code-named Jane, which provided an alternative. Here the women tell their own stories.
0593471083 9780593471081
Jane (Abortion service)
Abortion services--Illinois--Chicago.
Abortion--Law and legislation--History.--United States
Women's health services--Illinois--Chicago.
Women--Health and hygiene--History--United States--20th century.
Women's rights.
Reproductive rights.
The story of Jane : the legendary underground feminist abortion service / Laura Kaplan. - First Vintage books edition. - 318 pages ; 21 cm
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-297) and index.
In the four years before the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe versus Wade decision, women seeking abortions had to subject themselves to illegal, unregulated abortionists. This study reveals the presence of a secret organization, code-named Jane, which provided an alternative. Here the women tell their own stories.
0593471083 9780593471081
Jane (Abortion service)
Abortion services--Illinois--Chicago.
Abortion--Law and legislation--History.--United States
Women's health services--Illinois--Chicago.
Women--Health and hygiene--History--United States--20th century.
Women's rights.
Reproductive rights.