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The Janes

Either self-induced or somebody did it,and why can't we save them or why can't we do...

either self-induced or somebody did it,
and why can't we save them or why can't we do something
more for them?

Full Transcript

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either self-induced or somebody did it, and why can't we save them
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or why can't we do something more for them?
Duration
8 seconds
Views
51
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:52
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.
One girl, I remember the doctor saying, - The Janes 00:14
One girl, I remember the doctor saying,
She never woke up. I still see her face. - The Janes 00:05
She never woke up. I still see her face.
I called the morgue every week that I was on that ward - The Janes 00:08
I called the morgue every week that I was on that ward
Over time, it expanded to other people in Chicago. - The Janes 00:06
Over time, it expanded to other people in Chicago.
After a few years, I lost contact with Dr. Howard. - The Janes 00:06
After a few years, I lost contact with Dr. Howard.
I only learned later that he had been arrested. - The Janes 00:06
I only learned later that he had been arrested.
Did any of the doctors I knew know anyone else to refer me to? - The Janes 00:07
Did any of the doctors I knew know anyone else to refer me t...
And finally, I got the name of someone named Mike. - The Janes 00:07
And finally, I got the name of someone named Mike.
When I first learned it, - The Janes 00:07
When I first learned it,
He started on... He was a surgeon, - The Janes 00:07
He started on... He was a surgeon,
I stood behind him, I watched him, I handed him the tools. - The Janes 00:06
I stood behind him, I watched him, I handed him the tools.
And then he said, "Come here. You do it." - The Janes 00:11
And then he said, "Come here. You do it."
And then after I learned it, I didn't need him anymore. - The Janes 00:06
And then after I learned it, I didn't need him anymore.
I thought it was probably Mob-connected, - The Janes 00:07
I thought it was probably Mob-connected,
We met at a Walgreens that was downtown in Chicago. - The Janes 00:05
We met at a Walgreens that was downtown in Chicago.
I told her what all the arrangements had been with Dr. Howard, - The Janes 00:08
I told her what all the arrangements had been with Dr. Howar...
Even talking about performing an abortion - The Janes 00:06
Even talking about performing an abortion
I was worried about being arrested. I didn't want to be arrested. - The Janes 00:06
I was worried about being arrested. I didn't want to be...
We were aware of the Red Squad, - The Janes 00:14
We were aware of the Red Squad,
You might say even communist revolutionaries. - The Janes 00:05
You might say even communist revolutionaries.