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The Janes

You might get recommendedinto a situation that was really very unpleasantand even...

You might get recommended
into a situation that was really very unpleasant
and even dangerous

Full Transcript

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You might get recommended into a situation
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that was really very unpleasant and even dangerous.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:49:07
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.
These guys on Madison and Halsted, - The Janes 00:10
These guys on Madison and Halsted,
They would say, "That's part of the deal." - The Janes 00:14
They would say, "That's part of the deal."
Every once in a while, you'd read about it in the paper, - The Janes 00:09
Every once in a while, you'd read about it in the paper...
They said Chicago was the largest Catholic archdiocese outside of Europe. - The Janes 00:06
They said Chicago was the largest Catholic archdiocese outsi...
So, after five years, I could say the Mass along with the priest in Latin. - The Janes 00:06
So, after five years, I could say the Mass along with the pr...
Chicago is even more Catholic than it's Polish, than it's Irish. - The Janes 00:09
Chicago is even more Catholic than it's Polish, than it...
Certain lawyers and legislators and judges - The Janes 00:09
Certain lawyers and legislators and judges
Has no right to kill his babies after they are born. - The Janes 00:06
Has no right to kill his babies after they are born.
Why should we suppose that a mother has a right - The Janes 00:09
Why should we suppose that a mother has a right
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,