Elizabeth Banksis fighting for the right to abortion access inCall Jane.
The firsttrailer for the filmdebuted Tuesday, in which Banks, 48, plays Joy, a housewife in 1968 Chicago whose pregnancy has a 50 percent chance of endangering her life.
Left with no other choice after an emergency approval for a termination is denied, she turns to the Jane Collective, an underground abortion clinic that gets her the help she needs.
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Call Jane(2022).Wilson Webb/Roadside Attractions/Courtesy Everett Collection
After her abortion, Joy is inspired to join Jane, facing the risks of being involved with an organization that could send her to prison.
Subsequent scenes show the sheer volume of requests pouring in from women who need procedures, and the mounting challenges Jane faces to provide access for as many as possible.
“Let’s get to work,” Joy says at the end of the preview.
Call Jane(2022).RoadsideFlix/YouTube
“What scares me about the new abortion laws is that they criminalize everything: the woman, the practitioner and the helper, and that will discourage people from seeking things that would be helpful for them,” said Scott. “People who don’t have resources to go to another state will of course be back in the situation of the desperation of needing an abortion and really not knowing what to do.”
“I feel furious and frustrated,” added Smith. “I guess I had hoped that common sense and decency would win out. I am angry that the freedom to decide when and if to have children is being denied. Mostpeople in our country care about thisand have felt that these decisions are personal and private. To have the Supreme Court not protect this part of health care is disrespectful and appalling.”
Call Janeis in theaters Oct. 28.
source: people.com
