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I was representing young men who were subject to the draft
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The Janes

I was representing young menwho were subject to the draft for the Vietnam War

I was representing young men
who were subject to the draft for the Vietnam War

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I was representing young men who were subject to the draft
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for the Vietnam War.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:57
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.
The way they accumulated bodies for the war - The Janes 00:11
The way they accumulated bodies for the war
Every night, you could watch the war on television. - The Janes 00:06
Every night, you could watch the war on television.
It was 1968, and then hell broke out. - The Janes 00:06
It was 1968, and then hell broke out.
I spent the whole convention in the National Guard - The Janes 00:05
I spent the whole convention in the National Guard
When the convention came to Chicago, - The Janes 00:07
When the convention came to Chicago,
And while we're sitting there, - The Janes 00:07
And while we're sitting there,
They saw the youngsters as against God and everything decent. - The Janes 00:05
They saw the youngsters as against God and everything decent...
I was in shock. The cops going in there with just... - The Janes 00:06
I was in shock. The cops going in there with just...
At one point, somebody raised the Viet Cong flag - The Janes 00:09
At one point, somebody raised the Viet Cong flag
And the combat veterans of three wars proceeded to beat - The Janes 00:07
And the combat veterans of three wars proceeded to beat
It reinforced our negative feelings - The Janes 00:13
It reinforced our negative feelings
I was helping bail out people who had been arrested. - The Janes 00:06
I was helping bail out people who had been arrested.
We were called "radical lawyers," - The Janes 00:10
We were called "radical lawyers,"
We also, of course, were very interested in race relations and civil rights, - The Janes 00:10
We also, of course, were very interested in race relations a...
I was interested in the anti-war movement, - The Janes 00:10
I was interested in the anti-war movement,
So it wasn't going to become my cause - The Janes 00:08
So it wasn't going to become my cause
This is the way the world was. It was always the guys. - The Janes 00:05
This is the way the world was. It was always the guys.
There was a lot of testosterone and a lot of lecturing. - The Janes 00:06
There was a lot of testosterone and a lot of lecturing.
I respected the Black Panther Party, - The Janes 00:10
I respected the Black Panther Party,
But I didn't necessarily agree with the party's attitude - The Janes 00:08
But I didn't necessarily agree with the party's at...