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Our nerves were gone, you know? We were just... We just ate it up
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The Janes

Our nerves were gone, you know?We were just... We just ate it up

Our nerves were gone, you know?
We were just... We just ate it up

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Our nerves were gone, you know? We were just... We just ate it up.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:26:30
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 women said, "What are you in for?" - The Janes 00:20
The women said, "What are you in for?"
There was a lot of street smarts in that cell that I personally lacked. - The Janes 00:06
There was a lot of street smarts in that cell that I persona...
I thought, "What is happening to these women that they're screaming?" - The Janes 00:12
I thought, "What is happening to these women that they&...
My breasts were so painful - The Janes 00:13
My breasts were so painful
My thought was Judith was the best of the bunch - The Janes 00:10
My thought was Judith was the best of the bunch
So, we will pitch that to judge to get the lowest possible bail. - The Janes 00:09
So, we will pitch that to judge to get the lowest possible b...
And then we'll have that as an example for the rest of them. - The Janes 00:05
And then we'll have that as an example for the rest of ...
Not only was I a nursing mother, but I was a college graduate, - The Janes 00:10
Not only was I a nursing mother, but I was a college graduat...
And all of those things were going to get me low bail, - The Janes 00:08
And all of those things were going to get me low bail,
That would definitely be realistic, certainly in Chicago. - The Janes 00:08
That would definitely be realistic, certainly in Chicago.
When I got back to the apartment, it was past dawn. - The Janes 00:05
When I got back to the apartment, it was past dawn.
I remember standing next to the crib, - The Janes 00:10
I remember standing next to the crib,
And that was... a fine conclusion. - The Janes 00:06
And that was... a fine conclusion.
I could feel the anxiety coming out of my body, - The Janes 00:09
I could feel the anxiety coming out of my body,
And Ruth called her up the day of the bust - The Janes 00:21
And Ruth called her up the day of the bust
It's illegal, you saw these people got arrested for it, - The Janes 00:08
It's illegal, you saw these people got arrested for it,
Does that mean that you're desperate? Probably. - The Janes 00:05
Does that mean that you're desperate? Probably.
We were doing these little blitzes - The Janes 00:14
We were doing these little blitzes
They would get counseled, - The Janes 00:08
They would get counseled,
There were 11 counts of abortion and conspiracy to commit abortion, - The Janes 00:15
There were 11 counts of abortion and conspiracy to commit ab...