Jane: An Abortion Service
Central Library 201 W. Mifflin St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
(past pick) The Peregrine Forum hosts this screening of the 1995 documentary Jane: An Abortion Service. The film tells the story of the Jane Collective, a secret organization in Chicago that provided abortions between 1969 and 1973, when the practice was illegal. What began as coordination of abortion services became safe abortions performed by women with no formal training in order to make services more accessible. The Peregrine Forum is a Madison organization that uses community forums, film screenings and educational literature to promote change