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Women were literally dying because they were women
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The Janes

Women were literally dyingbecause they were women

Women were literally dying
because they were women

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Women were literally dying because they were women.
Duration
6 seconds
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53
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:42
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.
Whether or not people believe in abortion, - The Janes 00:09
Whether or not people believe in abortion,
And those abortions must be taken out of the hands - The Janes 00:06
And those abortions must be taken out of the hands
There were women's groups organized all over the country - The Janes 00:13
There were women's groups organized all over the countr...
Because I'd had one, I guess, and I knew what women were up against. - The Janes 00:06
Because I'd had one, I guess, and I knew what women wer...
We had been married less than a year. - The Janes 00:05
We had been married less than a year.
He was in graduate school - The Janes 00:07
He was in graduate school
At that time, you could not work as a pregnant woman. - The Janes 00:06
At that time, you could not work as a pregnant woman.
They saw it as a terrible responsibility - The Janes 00:08
They saw it as a terrible responsibility
And forget trying to find a job if you had small children at home. - The Janes 00:06
And forget trying to find a job if you had small children at...
I wore little white gloves, a suit with a skirt. - The Janes 00:06
I wore little white gloves, a suit with a skirt.
I was told ahead of time, - The Janes 00:08
I was told ahead of time,
I don't know, whatnot all." - The Janes 00:06
I don't know, whatnot all."
It was all done without anesthesia - The Janes 00:13
It was all done without anesthesia
By 1968, I was in graduate school, working full-time. - The Janes 00:07
By 1968, I was in graduate school, working full-time.
And now I was pregnant, gonna be taking care of a child. - The Janes 00:06
And now I was pregnant, gonna be taking care of a child.
And the number of women coming through was more and more, - The Janes 00:09
And the number of women coming through was more and more,
I'd go to meetings on any subject. - The Janes 00:05
I'd go to meetings on any subject.
At the end of the meeting, I'd say, "If you're interested - The Janes 00:10
At the end of the meeting, I'd say, "If you'r...
We were all very disillusioned with politics as usual. - The Janes 00:06
We were all very disillusioned with politics as usual.
I think a lot of us realized there how un-liberated we were... - The Janes 00:06
I think a lot of us realized there how un-liberated we were....