Heather
Booth founded
what was to become the Abortion Counseling Service or "Jane"
while she was a student at the University of Chicago in the 1960's.
Here she talks about Jane's early days and why an abortion counseling
service was so important to women at the time.
The
Abortion Counseling Service began as an underground referral group.
Eventually Jane
members decided to perform the abortions themselves.
Former
Jane members estimate that they performed more than 11,000 illegal
abortions. Working under difficult clandestine conditions, Jane
became legendary on the streets of Chicago for the quality of
its care and the dedication of its members.
Note:
This video is also available through our Jane Special Feature
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