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Women who called Jane always wanted to hear back quickly
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The Janes

Women who called Janealways wanted to hear back quickly

Women who called Jane
always wanted to hear back quickly

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Women who called Jane always wanted to hear back quickly.
Duration
6 seconds
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28
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:59
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.
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...
They weren't just cards. You knew they were people, - The Janes 00:06
They weren't just cards. You knew they were people,
I would call the woman and invite her to my home. - The Janes 00:05
I would call the woman and invite her to my home.
I would explain to her - The Janes 00:07
I would explain to her
This is something I contrast to my own abortion, - The Janes 00:09
This is something I contrast to my own abortion,
We had thought about, how would we like to be treated? - The Janes 00:06
We had thought about, how would we like to be treated?
What was worrisome for us in a medical situation? - The Janes 00:05
What was worrisome for us in a medical situation?
We knew that what makes you terrified is the not knowing. - The Janes 00:07
We knew that what makes you terrified is the not knowing.