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And you'd just be so grim, and it would go round and round
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The Janes

And you'd just be so grim,and it would go round and round

And you'd just be so grim,
and it would go round and round

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And you'd just be so grim, and it would go round and round.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:34
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.
They weren't just cards. You knew they were people, - The Janes 00:06
They weren't just cards. You knew they were people,
I would call the woman and invite her to my home. - The Janes 00:05
I would call the woman and invite her to my home.
I would explain to her - The Janes 00:07
I would explain to her
This is something I contrast to my own abortion, - The Janes 00:09
This is something I contrast to my own abortion,
We had thought about, how would we like to be treated? - The Janes 00:06
We had thought about, how would we like to be treated?
What was worrisome for us in a medical situation? - The Janes 00:05
What was worrisome for us in a medical situation?
We knew that what makes you terrified is the not knowing. - The Janes 00:07
We knew that what makes you terrified is the not knowing.
It wasn't just about what you're going to experience - The Janes 00:07
It wasn't just about what you're going to experien...
"This is what you're going to experience that whole day." - The Janes 00:11
"This is what you're going to experience that whol...
"I have three children," "I have no more money," - The Janes 00:27
"I have three children," "I have no more mone...
Their reason for having an abortion was their reason. - The Janes 00:06
Their reason for having an abortion was their reason.
After a counseling session, - The Janes 00:08
After a counseling session,
You could bring your sister-in-law, - The Janes 00:11
You could bring your sister-in-law,
We would try to have refreshments, talk to them, - The Janes 00:20
We would try to have refreshments, talk to them,
People would be waiting at The Front, - The Janes 00:12
People would be waiting at The Front,
In the morning, you would be introduced to a new car, - The Janes 00:14
In the morning, you would be introduced to a new car,
I'd drive a little ways, - The Janes 00:07
I'd drive a little ways,
We would say to women, - The Janes 00:15
We would say to women,
And certainly, in the days when the guy was doing the abortions, - The Janes 00:09
And certainly, in the days when the guy was doing the aborti...
I was in construction for years. I was a union tuckpointer. - The Janes 00:06
I was in construction for years. I was a union tuckpointer.