HBO Max’s new abortion doc ‘The Janes’ is timely, haunting — and ultimately hopeful

Photo caption: From left: Martha Scott, Jeanne Galatzer-Levy, Abby Parisers, Sheila Smith and Madeline Schwenk. Photo courtesy: HBO. Article by Marcie Bianco. NBC News – June 8, 2022.

The institutions that serve us are not broken — they are working according to their design. Let’s hope that incites us to action, and not to despair.

The law cannot — and should not — stop people from seeking out life-saving health care. Abortions happened long before Roe v. Wade, and they will continue to happen long after its apparently imminent demise. Lawmakers may have the power to legislate which actions are legal and which are not, but they cannot simply end abortions. […]

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Video: The Janes | Official Trailer – HBO

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