To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
When everyone felt ready to take this on
Please log in to add to collections.
The Janes

When everyone felt readyto take this on, I gave them whatever materials I had

When everyone felt ready
to take this on, I gave them whatever materials I had

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.503
When everyone felt ready to take this on,
00:00:04.838 --> 00:00:07.382
I gave them whatever materials I had.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:54
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Pentimento Productions,Elsewhere Films

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

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 was pandemonium for maybe a minute and a half, - The Janes 00:09
It was pandemonium for maybe a minute and a half,
We actually ran an ad constantly in the underground paper. - The Janes 00:06
We actually ran an ad constantly in the underground paper.
We had the phone numbers on posters and little tear-off things - The Janes 00:08
We had the phone numbers on posters and little tear-off thin...
"Pregnant? Call Jane." - The Janes 00:08
"Pregnant? Call Jane."
I said, "Well, we can use my phone." - The Janes 00:19
I said, "Well, we can use my phone."
"If you have a message for the Olivers or for Jane, - The Janes 00:09
"If you have a message for the Olivers or for Jane,
Women who called Jane always wanted to hear back quickly. - The Janes 00:06
Women who called Jane always wanted to hear back quickly.
They were desperate. They'd use that word more than once. - The Janes 00:05
They were desperate. They'd use that word more than onc...
There would always be one person who would tell you a lot of things, - The Janes 00:11
There would always be one person who would tell you a lot of...
Either her name, or her telephone number. - The Janes 00:05
Either her name, or her telephone number.
One woman, she left a message on Jane, - The Janes 00:33
One woman, she left a message on Jane,
At my very first Jane meeting, - The Janes 00:23
At my very first Jane meeting,
And you're, you know, "I have two kids. I'm eight weeks along." - The Janes 00:13
And you're, you know, "I have two kids. I'm e...
Zero money. She's 21. She already has a kid. - The Janes 00:06
Zero money. She's 21. She already has a kid.
We would hand around those cards - The Janes 00:08
We would hand around those cards
"No, no, I can take that one. I don't have enough." - The Janes 00:09
"No, no, I can take that one. I don't have enough....
Eight weeks, 18, and you go, "Okay, I can do that." - The Janes 00:11
Eight weeks, 18, and you go, "Okay, I can do that."...
Oh, and she's 19. Wow. Eight weeks, 22. This is great. - The Janes 00:07
Oh, and she's 19. Wow. Eight weeks, 22. This is great.
Then you'd get somebody who was 16, 16 weeks, you know? - The Janes 00:08
Then you'd get somebody who was 16, 16 weeks, you know?
And you'd just be so grim, and it would go round and round. - The Janes 00:06
And you'd just be so grim, and it would go round and ro...