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The Janes

In New York State today, the Senate passedthe long-disputed abortion bill, a bill that...

In New York State today, the Senate passed
the long-disputed abortion bill, a bill that would make abortion
a matter to be decided between a woman and her doctor

Full Transcript

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In New York State today,
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the Senate passed the long-disputed abortion bill,
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a bill that would make abortion a matter to be decided
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between a woman and her doctor.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:33
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 Clergy Consultation Service began sending - The Janes 00:09
The Clergy Consultation Service began sending
We were "brokering" - The Janes 00:08
We were "brokering"
I was trying to negotiate a group purchase plan - The Janes 00:07
I was trying to negotiate a group purchase plan
When New York legalized abortion in 1970, - The Janes 00:08
When New York legalized abortion in 1970,
White college students, - The Janes 00:12
White college students,
That's what really changed the demographics - The Janes 00:07
That's what really changed the demographics
It was really the lower middle class and the poor women who were stuck. - The Janes 00:06
It was really the lower middle class and the poor women who ...
If you have other kids, if you don't have the money, - The Janes 00:07
If you have other kids, if you don't have the money,
A decent one-bedroom apartment in Chicago - The Janes 00:08
A decent one-bedroom apartment in Chicago
Illegal abortions cost between 500 and 600 dollars. - The Janes 00:05
Illegal abortions cost between 500 and 600 dollars.
Women of color were just kind of on the outs - The Janes 00:09
Women of color were just kind of on the outs
My husband Al routinely would collect money for Jane - The Janes 00:15
My husband Al routinely would collect money for Jane
Word of us spread on the South Side and the West Side pretty rapidly. - The Janes 00:07
Word of us spread on the South Side and the West Side pretty...
Not necessarily on the team of people who provided the abortion services. - The Janes 00:06
Not necessarily on the team of people who provided the abort...
But the people who consumed the services, the complexion changed. - The Janes 00:07
But the people who consumed the services, the complexion cha...
The women who came through Jane were very, very, very different... - The Janes 00:07
The women who came through Jane were very, very, very differ...
We would always say to women, "You could join us." - The Janes 00:07
We would always say to women, "You could join us."
I was pretty ignorant of the class issues. - The Janes 00:06
I was pretty ignorant of the class issues.
I wonder how offensive - The Janes 00:08
I wonder how offensive
We weren't an exclusively white group, - The Janes 00:10
We weren't an exclusively white group,