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Good evening. In a landmark ruling
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The Janes

Good evening. In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Courttoday legalized abortions

Good evening. In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court
today legalized abortions

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Good evening. In a landmark ruling,
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the Supreme Court today legalized abortions.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:35:14
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Pentimento Productions,Elsewhere Films

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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.
The majority, in cases from Texas and Georgia, - The Janes 00:12
The majority, in cases from Texas and Georgia,
Thus, the anti-abortion laws of 46 states were rendered unconstitutional. - The Janes 00:07
Thus, the anti-abortion laws of 46 states were rendered unco...
Abortion would be legal and safe - The Janes 00:07
Abortion would be legal and safe
January 22nd, 1973, will stand out as one of the great days - The Janes 00:10
January 22nd, 1973, will stand out as one of the great days
This allows a woman free choice as to whether or not to remain pregnant. - The Janes 00:05
This allows a woman free choice as to whether or not to rema...
The overwhelming majority of the Supreme Court - The Janes 00:11
The overwhelming majority of the Supreme Court
But we thought, "We won!" - The Janes 00:09
But we thought, "We won!"
I'm glad we could help them, - The Janes 00:05
I'm glad we could help them,
When the decision came down, - The Janes 00:10
When the decision came down,
It was joyous. My friends weren't gonna go off to prison. - The Janes 00:05
It was joyous. My friends weren't gonna go off to priso...
Oh, we were just so relieved. We're just so relieved. - The Janes 00:06
Oh, we were just so relieved. We're just so relieved.
We were really ordinary women - The Janes 00:10
We were really ordinary women
We wanted every woman who contacted us to be the... - The Janes 00:07
We wanted every woman who contacted us to be the...
And we felt so empowered - The Janes 00:21
And we felt so empowered
And then we went on to the rest of our lives. - The Janes 00:07
And then we went on to the rest of our lives.
You know, we came together to do something at a time - The Janes 00:07
You know, we came together to do something at a time
And then it was time to do something else. We were done. - The Janes 00:06
And then it was time to do something else. We were done.