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The Janes

I thought, "This is really serious.This is really serious."

I thought, "This is really serious.
This is really serious."

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I thought, "This is really serious. This is really serious."
Duration
5 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
01:31:35
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.
During the time between the bust and the Grand Jury, - The Janes 00:08
During the time between the bust and the Grand Jury,
The men were, in different ways and with different tones, - The Janes 00:12
The men were, in different ways and with different tones,
How could we possibly hire these guys - The Janes 00:08
How could we possibly hire these guys
In my own experience with the Chicago Conspiracy Trial, - The Janes 00:11
In my own experience with the Chicago Conspiracy Trial,
The lawyer that I knew was one of those people. - The Janes 00:05
The lawyer that I knew was one of those people.
I called her up and said, "I got this case." - The Janes 00:16
I called her up and said, "I got this case."
I'm like, "Okay, I got it." - The Janes 00:20
I'm like, "Okay, I got it."
Jo-Anne Wolfson, unlike some of the others who seemed to want us - The Janes 00:15
Jo-Anne Wolfson, unlike some of the others who seemed to wan...
Jo-Anne was a great choice because she had a big mouth, - The Janes 00:09
Jo-Anne was a great choice because she had a big mouth,
She represented the Black Panthers, so she wasn't afraid of politics - The Janes 00:09
She represented the Black Panthers, so she wasn't afrai...
This is what she looked like the day she came to court for us. - The Janes 00:05
This is what she looked like the day she came to court for u...
She was wearing canary yellow pants, a canary yellow sleeveless sweater, - The Janes 00:11
She was wearing canary yellow pants, a canary yellow sleevel...
And she had silver bangles. This is a white woman with a deep tan, - The Janes 00:09
And she had silver bangles. This is a white woman with a dee...
She was so smart and so sharp, and she looked like that. - The Janes 00:07
She was so smart and so sharp, and she looked like that.
Jo-Anne was aware - The Janes 00:07
Jo-Anne was aware
Motion to dismiss, supplemental motion to dismiss. - The Janes 00:05
Motion to dismiss, supplemental motion to dismiss.
They'd have to be briefed and responded to and replied to. - The Janes 00:05
They'd have to be briefed and responded to and replied ...
And so delay, delay, delay. And that, to me, was the perfect strategy. - The Janes 00:06
And so delay, delay, delay. And that, to me, was the perfect...
Good evening. In a landmark ruling, - The Janes 00:07
Good evening. In a landmark ruling,
The majority, in cases from Texas and Georgia, - The Janes 00:12
The majority, in cases from Texas and Georgia,