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Abortion was illegal in the State of Illinois
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The Janes

Abortion was illegalin the State of Illinois and mostly illegal in every statein the...

Abortion was illegal
in the State of Illinois and mostly illegal in every state
in the United States in the 1972

Full Transcript

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Abortion was illegal in the State of Illinois
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and mostly illegal in every state in the United States in the 1972.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:15:09
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Pentimento Productions,Elsewhere Films

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Movie Summary

Police arrested seven women who were part of a clandestine network. Using code names, blindfolds and safe houses, they built an underground service for women seeking safe, affordable, illegal abortions calling themselves JANE.
We handled murders, rapes, - The Janes 00:08
We handled murders, rapes,
A guy getting his eye shot out, - The Janes 00:07
A guy getting his eye shot out,
We had a murder every other day. And that's what we dealt with. - The Janes 00:06
We had a murder every other day. And that's what we dea...
When these two women walked into our office - The Janes 00:15
When these two women walked into our office
Abortion didn't exist in my world. - The Janes 00:05
Abortion didn't exist in my world.
It never was spoken about in my family or in my social circle. - The Janes 00:07
It never was spoken about in my family or in my social circl...
We conferred with the detective sergeant watch commander, - The Janes 00:07
We conferred with the detective sergeant watch commander,
Then the three of us went in to talk to the lieutenant commanding - The Janes 00:09
Then the three of us went in to talk to the lieutenant comma...
He got on the phone to call the citywide homicide commander, - The Janes 00:06
He got on the phone to call the citywide homicide commander,
He had to get on the phone and confer with the chief of detectives, - The Janes 00:06
He had to get on the phone and confer with the chief of dete...
And abortion was... All of us were like, "What?" - The Janes 00:08
And abortion was... All of us were like, "What?"
But we were told, - The Janes 00:22
But we were told,
I mean, we were just the guys stuck with the law. - The Janes 00:06
I mean, we were just the guys stuck with the law.
I was taking women from The Front - The Janes 00:09
I was taking women from The Front
I was working The Front, and it was a very chaotic Front. - The Janes 00:06
I was working The Front, and it was a very chaotic Front.
There must've been at least four or five kids running around. - The Janes 00:06
There must've been at least four or five kids running a...
Abby was there, Diane was there, and Madeline was there. - The Janes 00:05
Abby was there, Diane was there, and Madeline was there.
And we put it in the oven, because we wanted to have lunch together. - The Janes 00:06
And we put it in the oven, because we wanted to have lunch t...
We don't do surveillance in the Homicide Unit. - The Janes 00:05
We don't do surveillance in the Homicide Unit.
We're all big Irish guys wearing three-piece suits. - The Janes 00:07
We're all big Irish guys wearing three-piece suits.