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Why should we suppose that a mother has a right
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The Janes

Why should we supposethat a mother has a right to kill her babies before they are born?

Why should we suppose
that a mother has a right to kill her babies before they are born?

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Why should we suppose that a mother has a right
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to kill her babies before they are born?
Duration
9 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:47
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's not a theological argument. It's a put-up job. - The Janes 00:05
It's not a theological argument. It's a put-up job...
I've had two abortions, and I felt that God was with me, - The Janes 00:10
I've had two abortions, and I felt that God was with me...
To exclude women from ethical agency... - The Janes 00:06
To exclude women from ethical agency...
Excludes us from humanity, - The Janes 00:10
Excludes us from humanity,
As a graduate student - The Janes 00:08
As a graduate student
There was a sign on a bulletin board - The Janes 00:11
There was a sign on a bulletin board
I thought "Oh, that sounds absolutely wonderful for me." - The Janes 00:09
I thought "Oh, that sounds absolutely wonderful for me....
Would you say they're all radical extremists, - The Janes 00:07
Would you say they're all radical extremists,
Might be a minister or a rabbi anywhere in the Chicago area. - The Janes 00:05
Might be a minister or a rabbi anywhere in the Chicago area.
The Clergy Consultation Service - The Janes 00:08
The Clergy Consultation Service
Once the announcement was made, - The Janes 00:07
Once the announcement was made,
This is the Chicago area Clergy Consultation Service - The Janes 00:07
This is the Chicago area Clergy Consultation Service
You need only take down the name and number - The Janes 00:13
You need only take down the name and number
And in fact, Playboy solicited the Clergy Consultation Service, - The Janes 00:31
And in fact, Playboy solicited the Clergy Consultation Servi...
But the Clergy Service served women - The Janes 00:09
But the Clergy Service served women
In the early days, the referrals were made to England and Japan, - The Janes 00:07
In the early days, the referrals were made to England and Ja...
After the New York law went into effect, - The Janes 00:07
After the New York law went into effect,
In New York State today, - The Janes 00:10
In New York State today,
The Clergy Consultation Service began sending - The Janes 00:09
The Clergy Consultation Service began sending
We were "brokering" - The Janes 00:08
We were "brokering"