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The Janes

Usually they were very condescending, never told you anythingabout what you were taking or...

Usually they were very condescending, never told you anything
about what you were taking or what was going on

Full Transcript

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Usually they were very condescending,
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never told you anything about what you were taking
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or what was going on.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:32
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.
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
We would allow our apartment to be used, - The Janes 00:07
We would allow our apartment to be used,
I mean, it wasn't like I talked her into anything, - The Janes 00:07
I mean, it wasn't like I talked her into anything,
I had one friend who agreed to it, - The Janes 00:06
I had one friend who agreed to it,
So that... you know, person and I became not friends. - The Janes 00:06
So that... you know, person and I became not friends.
That was probably somewhat obvious to neighbors. - The Janes 00:06
That was probably somewhat obvious to neighbors.
Our home was used as a place the procedures were performed. - The Janes 00:06
Our home was used as a place the procedures were performed.
My daughter Linda, when she was six years old, - The Janes 00:11
My daughter Linda, when she was six years old,
And then she says, "Oh, they're doing it today." - The Janes 00:13
And then she says, "Oh, they're doing it today.&qu...
And I would say, "Okay, now you can count to ten." - The Janes 00:12
And I would say, "Okay, now you can count to ten."