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The Janes

Not that it was our doing, but she came through our hands,and we didn't do enough

Not that it was our doing, but she came through our hands,
and we didn't do enough

Full Transcript

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Not that it was our doing,
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but she came through our hands, and we didn't do enough.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:12:16
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.
I don't know what would have happened if it was - The Janes 00:07
I don't know what would have happened if it was
You know, that might have ended Jane right then and there. - The Janes 00:05
You know, that might have ended Jane right then and there.
To me, I just saw a constant, - The Janes 00:08
To me, I just saw a constant,
And we were just such a drop in the bucket. - The Janes 00:05
And we were just such a drop in the bucket.
Such an endless line of terrible situations. - The Janes 00:07
Such an endless line of terrible situations.
I finally got to the point where I said, "I can't stand to see any more pain." - The Janes 00:11
I finally got to the point where I said, "I can't ...
We were doing close to 30 a day, three times a week... - The Janes 00:05
We were doing close to 30 a day, three times a week...
In terms of her stepping back from Jane, - The Janes 00:16
In terms of her stepping back from Jane,
It never entered my pretty little head - The Janes 00:07
It never entered my pretty little head
They put posters up in the neighborhood, - The Janes 00:07
They put posters up in the neighborhood,
And somehow, they thought this was going to escape the attention - The Janes 00:10
And somehow, they thought this was going to escape the atten...
Come on! Everybody knew! They didn't come after us. - The Janes 00:06
Come on! Everybody knew! They didn't come after us.
The clientele of Jane included daughters, wives, mistresses of police, - The Janes 00:11
The clientele of Jane included daughters, wives, mistresses ...
They couldn't have worked the way they did, - The Janes 00:10
They couldn't have worked the way they did,
Abortion was illegal in the State of Illinois - The Janes 00:09
Abortion was illegal in the State of Illinois
We handled murders, rapes, - The Janes 00:08
We handled murders, rapes,
A guy getting his eye shot out, - The Janes 00:07
A guy getting his eye shot out,
We had a murder every other day. And that's what we dealt with. - The Janes 00:06
We had a murder every other day. And that's what we dea...
When these two women walked into our office - The Janes 00:15
When these two women walked into our office
Abortion didn't exist in my world. - The Janes 00:05
Abortion didn't exist in my world.