Writer, member of Chicago's pre-Roe underground abortion service
Virtual Appearance
Judith Arcana writes stories, poems, essays and books. She's a Jane, a member of Chicago's pre-Roe underground abortion service, and her writing includes work rooted in that experience: the fiction collection Hello. This Is Jane; the poetry collection What if your mother is; and the zine Keesha and Joanie and JANE.
After the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion access has become increasingly restricted in many states — harkening back to the pre-Roe era, when groups like "the Janes" created an underground network to provide access. We sit down with a former Jane and with a provider working today to consider the future of the fight for abortion access.
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