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The Janes

You know, that might have ended Janeright then and there

You know, that might have ended Jane
right then and there

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You know, that might have ended Jane right then and there.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:12:45
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.
To me, I just saw a constant, - The Janes 00:08
To me, I just saw a constant,
And we were just such a drop in the bucket. - The Janes 00:05
And we were just such a drop in the bucket.
Such an endless line of terrible situations. - The Janes 00:07
Such an endless line of terrible situations.
I finally got to the point where I said, "I can't stand to see any more pain." - The Janes 00:11
I finally got to the point where I said, "I can't ...
We were doing close to 30 a day, three times a week... - The Janes 00:05
We were doing close to 30 a day, three times a week...
In terms of her stepping back from Jane, - The Janes 00:16
In terms of her stepping back from Jane,
It never entered my pretty little head - The Janes 00:07
It never entered my pretty little head
They put posters up in the neighborhood, - The Janes 00:07
They put posters up in the neighborhood,
And somehow, they thought this was going to escape the attention - The Janes 00:10
And somehow, they thought this was going to escape the atten...
Come on! Everybody knew! They didn't come after us. - The Janes 00:06
Come on! Everybody knew! They didn't come after us.
The clientele of Jane included daughters, wives, mistresses of police, - The Janes 00:11
The clientele of Jane included daughters, wives, mistresses ...
They couldn't have worked the way they did, - The Janes 00:10
They couldn't have worked the way they did,
Abortion was illegal in the State of Illinois - The Janes 00:09
Abortion was illegal in the State of Illinois
We handled murders, rapes, - The Janes 00:08
We handled murders, rapes,
A guy getting his eye shot out, - The Janes 00:07
A guy getting his eye shot out,
We had a murder every other day. And that's what we dealt with. - The Janes 00:06
We had a murder every other day. And that's what we dea...
When these two women walked into our office - The Janes 00:15
When these two women walked into our office
Abortion didn't exist in my world. - The Janes 00:05
Abortion didn't exist in my world.
It never was spoken about in my family or in my social circle. - The Janes 00:07
It never was spoken about in my family or in my social circl...
We conferred with the detective sergeant watch commander, - The Janes 00:07
We conferred with the detective sergeant watch commander,