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The Janes

It was pandemoniumfor maybe a minute and a half, and then we got down to business

It was pandemonium
for maybe a minute and a half, and then we got down to business

Full Transcript

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It was pandemonium for maybe a minute and a half,
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and then we got down to business.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:05
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.
We actually ran an ad constantly in the underground paper. - The Janes 00:06
We actually ran an ad constantly in the underground paper.
We had the phone numbers on posters and little tear-off things - The Janes 00:08
We had the phone numbers on posters and little tear-off thin...
"Pregnant? Call Jane." - The Janes 00:08
"Pregnant? Call Jane."
I said, "Well, we can use my phone." - The Janes 00:19
I said, "Well, we can use my phone."
"If you have a message for the Olivers or for Jane, - The Janes 00:09
"If you have a message for the Olivers or for Jane,
Women who called Jane always wanted to hear back quickly. - The Janes 00:06
Women who called Jane always wanted to hear back quickly.
They were desperate. They'd use that word more than once. - The Janes 00:05
They were desperate. They'd use that word more than onc...
There would always be one person who would tell you a lot of things, - The Janes 00:11
There would always be one person who would tell you a lot of...
Either her name, or her telephone number. - The Janes 00:05
Either her name, or her telephone number.
One woman, she left a message on Jane, - The Janes 00:33
One woman, she left a message on Jane,
At my very first Jane meeting, - The Janes 00:23
At my very first Jane meeting,
And you're, you know, "I have two kids. I'm eight weeks along." - The Janes 00:13
And you're, you know, "I have two kids. I'm e...
Zero money. She's 21. She already has a kid. - The Janes 00:06
Zero money. She's 21. She already has a kid.
We would hand around those cards - The Janes 00:08
We would hand around those cards
"No, no, I can take that one. I don't have enough." - The Janes 00:09
"No, no, I can take that one. I don't have enough....
Eight weeks, 18, and you go, "Okay, I can do that." - The Janes 00:11
Eight weeks, 18, and you go, "Okay, I can do that."...
Oh, and she's 19. Wow. Eight weeks, 22. This is great. - The Janes 00:07
Oh, and she's 19. Wow. Eight weeks, 22. This is great.
Then you'd get somebody who was 16, 16 weeks, you know? - The Janes 00:08
Then you'd get somebody who was 16, 16 weeks, you know?
And you'd just be so grim, and it would go round and round. - The Janes 00:06
And you'd just be so grim, and it would go round and ro...
They weren't just cards. You knew they were people, - The Janes 00:06
They weren't just cards. You knew they were people,