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The Janes

You had to be pretty lucky to have an abortion by someonewho didn't do you harm

You had to be pretty lucky to have an abortion by someone
who didn't do you harm

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You had to be pretty lucky
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to have an abortion by someone who didn't do you harm.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:56
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.
Sometimes a doctor, sometimes an abortionist. - The Janes 00:06
Sometimes a doctor, sometimes an abortionist.
You might get recommended into a situation - The Janes 00:08
You might get recommended into a situation
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.