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The Janes

And you know, first you work with themand then you work for them

And you know, first you work with them
and then you work for them

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And you know, first you work with them and then you work for them.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:04:54
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.
So for the women, I gave them all the tools and... - The Janes 00:06
So for the women, I gave them all the tools and...
I mean, there was no reason at that point, - The Janes 00:08
I mean, there was no reason at that point,
I mean, then they could really do a lot of them for free. - The Janes 00:06
I mean, then they could really do a lot of them for free.
Sometimes you'd have to start with a small dilator - The Janes 00:07
Sometimes you'd have to start with a small dilator
And then this is sort of a graduated one, it would get a little bit bigger. - The Janes 00:07
And then this is sort of a graduated one, it would get a lit...
And then you could fit this in, - The Janes 00:07
And then you could fit this in,
Make it big enough that you could open up the cervix, - The Janes 00:07
Make it big enough that you could open up the cervix,
And then this is one of the curettes - The Janes 00:06
And then this is one of the curettes
It was a great victory to me to challenge the medical profession - The Janes 00:13
It was a great victory to me to challenge the medical profes...
This work taught me that I was a responsible person. - The Janes 00:06
This work taught me that I was a responsible person.
And I could take responsibility, - The Janes 00:07
And I could take responsibility,
It was the total opposite of what I had experienced the first time. - The Janes 00:06
It was the total opposite of what I had experienced the firs...
When we talked, they asked, - The Janes 00:17
When we talked, they asked,
When I got there, - The Janes 00:07
When I got there,
While other women went in ahead of me, I could hear the conversations, - The Janes 00:16
While other women went in ahead of me, I could hear the conv...
I could hear this lovely woman's voice assuring, - The Janes 00:10
I could hear this lovely woman's voice assuring,
The assurance, the trust, the respect that I got. - The Janes 00:05
The assurance, the trust, the respect that I got.
When I tell you they changed my life, they changed my life. - The Janes 00:05
When I tell you they changed my life, they changed my life.
I was raised in a convent, - The Janes 00:07
I was raised in a convent,
So I didn't think that women gave a shit about women. - The Janes 00:05
So I didn't think that women gave a shit about women.