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To me, it seemed risky, and it was risky
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The Janes

To me, it seemed risky, and it was risky

To me, it seemed risky, and it was risky

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To me, it seemed risky, and it was risky.
Duration
5 seconds
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43
Timestamp in Movie
01:04:04
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Pentimento Productions,Elsewhere Films

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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 think it was exciting. This is women's work. - The Janes 00:05
I think it was exciting. This is women's work.
We're just as capable as he is. - The Janes 00:06
We're just as capable as he is.
I was really surprised that he would be willing - The Janes 00:09
I was really surprised that he would be willing
I think it was a mutual thing because I wasn't going to do it anymore. - The Janes 00:07
I think it was a mutual thing because I wasn't going to...
'Cause, you know, the Outfit discovered what I was doing, - The Janes 00:11
'Cause, you know, the Outfit discovered what I was doin...
And you know, first you work with them and then you work for them. - The Janes 00:07
And you know, first you work with them and then you work for...
So for the women, I gave them all the tools and... - The Janes 00:06
So for the women, I gave them all the tools and...
I mean, there was no reason at that point, - The Janes 00:08
I mean, there was no reason at that point,
I mean, then they could really do a lot of them for free. - The Janes 00:06
I mean, then they could really do a lot of them for free.
Sometimes you'd have to start with a small dilator - The Janes 00:07
Sometimes you'd have to start with a small dilator
And then this is sort of a graduated one, it would get a little bit bigger. - The Janes 00:07
And then this is sort of a graduated one, it would get a lit...
And then you could fit this in, - The Janes 00:07
And then you could fit this in,
Make it big enough that you could open up the cervix, - The Janes 00:07
Make it big enough that you could open up the cervix,
And then this is one of the curettes - The Janes 00:06
And then this is one of the curettes
It was a great victory to me to challenge the medical profession - The Janes 00:13
It was a great victory to me to challenge the medical profes...
This work taught me that I was a responsible person. - The Janes 00:06
This work taught me that I was a responsible person.
And I could take responsibility, - The Janes 00:07
And I could take responsibility,
It was the total opposite of what I had experienced the first time. - The Janes 00:06
It was the total opposite of what I had experienced the firs...
When we talked, they asked, - The Janes 00:17
When we talked, they asked,
When I got there, - The Janes 00:07
When I got there,