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The Janes

There was an ad, "Pregnant?Need Help? Call Jane."

There was an ad, "Pregnant?
Need Help? Call Jane."

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There was an ad, "Pregnant? Need Help? Call Jane."
Duration
5 seconds
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16
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:06
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 had tried birth control pills and they made me really sick. - The Janes 00:07
I had tried birth control pills and they made me really sick...
That was really about the only thing besides a diaphragm, - The Janes 00:09
That was really about the only thing besides a diaphragm,
It was like a Friday morning, - The Janes 00:06
It was like a Friday morning,
I took the L. I went by myself. - The Janes 00:05
I took the L. I went by myself.
I thought about the woman in college, her bleeding, and how scary it was, - The Janes 00:09
I thought about the woman in college, her bleeding, and how ...
A woman came in that was the driver - The Janes 00:08
A woman came in that was the driver
She's driving people to get an illegal abortion, - The Janes 00:07
She's driving people to get an illegal abortion,
"This is going to hurt, but it won't hurt for long." - The Janes 00:09
"This is going to hurt, but it won't hurt for long...
Usually they were very condescending, - The Janes 00:07
Usually they were very condescending,
It seemed so odd to me that it was illegal, - The Janes 00:08
It seemed so odd to me that it was illegal,
But for the women coming through, - The Janes 00:13
But for the women coming through,
We were doing something illegal and so were they, - The Janes 00:07
We were doing something illegal and so were they,
"When you live outside the law, you must be honest." - The Janes 00:06
"When you live outside the law, you must be honest.&quo...
Imagine going to the drugstore - The Janes 00:13
Imagine going to the drugstore
And you know between the druggist and your house, - The Janes 00:08
And you know between the druggist and your house,
Each week, they planned different locations for their activities. - The Janes 00:06
Each week, they planned different locations for their activi...
We got so that we could set up to be a clinic in 15 minutes. - The Janes 00:05
We got so that we could set up to be a clinic in 15 minutes.
And we could get out of there in five minutes if we had to. - The Janes 00:06
And we could get out of there in five minutes if we had to.
We had to find people to offer up their apartments for us. - The Janes 00:05
We had to find people to offer up their apartments for us.
"Oh yeah, sure, come and spend the day - The Janes 00:09
"Oh yeah, sure, come and spend the day