The first voice Jenny heard as the anesthetic lifted was the surgeon's, "The sterilization procedure was a success, and congratulations, you're eight weeks pregnant."
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The story of Jane
the legendary underground feminist abortion service
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In 1969 - four years before Roe v. Wade decriminalized abortion - a group of women in Chicago responded to a critical problem: the danger and desperation faced by women who could not obtain legal abortions. The group set up an underground abortion referral service with a phone number and a single name: Jane. Soon in constant demand, the service saved lives while giving women affirmation of their right to control their own bodies. Determined to lower cost and increase safety, Jane eventually put an abortionist "on contract," and learned, while assisting him, the art of his work. Then, in their boldest step, the members took control of the entire process and began performing the abortions themselves. During the four years of the group's existence, Jane provided more than 11,000 women with safe and affordable abortions, abortion counseling, and health education.
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Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service
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The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service
Mar 13, 2019, University of Chicago Press
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The story of Jane: the legendary underground feminist abortion service
1997, University of Chicago Press
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The Story of Jane
July 14, 1997, Random House Value Publishing
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The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service
January 13, 1996, Pantheon, Pantheon Books
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0679420126 9780679420125
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The story of Jane: the legendary underground feminist abortion service
1995, Pantheon Books
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In 1969 - four years before Roe v. Wade decriminalized abortion - a group of women in Chicago responded to a critical problem: the danger and desperation faced by women who could not obtain legal abortions. The group set up an underground abortion referral service with a phone number and a single name: Jane.
Soon in constant demand, the service saved lives while giving women affirmation of their right to control their own bodies. Determined to lower cost and increase safety, Jane eventually put an abortionist "on contract," and learned, while assisting him, the art of his work. Then, in their boldest step, the members took control of the entire process and began performing the abortions themselves.
During the four years of the group's existence, Jane provided more than 11,000 women with safe and affordable abortions, abortion counseling, and health education.
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