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I called the morgue every week that I was on that ward
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The Janes

I called the morgue every weekthat I was on that ward because somebody had died

I called the morgue every week
that I was on that ward because somebody had died

Full Transcript

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I called the morgue every week that I was on that ward
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because somebody had died.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:19
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.
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.
My husband, Al Raby, was a leader in the Chicago Civil Rights Movement. - The Janes 00:07
My husband, Al Raby, was a leader in the Chicago Civil Right...
One day, I forgot my keys, - The Janes 00:13
One day, I forgot my keys,
I was representing young men who were subject to the draft - The Janes 00:07
I was representing young men who were subject to the draft