Chicago, early 1970s. Who does a woman call when she needs help? Jane.

The best-known secret in the city, Jane is an underground health clinic composed entirely of women helping women, empowering them to embrace their futures by offering reproductive counseling and safe, illegal abortions. Veronica, Janes founder, prides herself on the services she has provided to thousands of women, yet the price of others freedom is that she leads a double life. When shes not at Jane, Veronica plays the role of a conventional housewifea juggling act that becomes even more difficult during her own high-risk pregnancy.

Two more women in Veronicas neighborhood are grappling with similar disconnects. Margaret, a young professor at the University of Chicago, secretly volunteers at Jane as she falls in love with a man whose attitude toward his ex-wife increasingly disturbs her. Patty, whos long been content as a devoted wife and mother, has begun to sense that something essential is missing from her life. When her runaway younger sister, Eliza, shows up unexpectedly, Patty must come to terms with what it really means to love and support a sister.

In this historic moment, when the personal was nothing if not political, Veronica, Margaret, and Patty risk it all to help mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends. With an awe-inspiring story and appealing characters,All You Have to Do Is Callcelebrates the power of women coming together in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.