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American Fever Dream

#697 The Women Who Already Know A World Without Roe

American Fever Dream

Betches

News, Politics, Daily News

4.62K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Hosts! Amanda is joined by Diane Stevens and Eileen Smith, two members of the Jane Collective, which worked to provide abortion care and support to women in Chicago when the procedure was illegal in the years preceding Roe vs. Wade. They discuss their reactions to Supreme Court draft opinion overturning abortion rights and how the world of "illegal" abortion will look similar in 2022 as it did in 1972 and how it will be very different. the directors of the documentary "The Janes," based on this period, also join to discuss sober parallels to our current moment. (Tia Lessin, Emma Pildes) "The Janes" premieres on HBO Max on June 8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Betcha's media presents if you feel depressed and if you feel anxious and you feel confused

0:05.6

You know why welcome to the club. Gaspacho, please. Oh my god

0:10.1

He believes that it's a woman's right. It's a woman's body and it's her choice. The Betcha's sub podcast

0:19.7

Hello, I'm Amanda Duperman. Welcome to the Betcha sub podcast where C-SPAN meets the group chat

0:24.1

Help you process and laugh at the biggest topics and US news and politics

0:28.6

Today. I'm so thrilled to be here with an incredible group of women

0:31.5

I am here with TLSN Emma Pildes Eileen Smith and Diane Stevens

0:35.6

They are the filmmakers and the subject of the James a documentary premiering on HBO Max that tells the story of a

0:41.9

Group of Chicago women who helped others navigate the illegal abortion world by providing counseling information financial assistance and

0:48.2

Abortion services to an estimated 11,000 women in the late 1960s and early 1970s

0:54.6

I am really like star-struck right now because after watching the documentary that was my Marvel movie you guys are my avengers

1:00.7

It was really incredible in moving

1:04.5

I feel like you got you guys should make the next next they should marvel should call you guys next

1:10.2

We're ready. I think you should create some Jane action figures

1:15.4

I like definitely

1:20.8

Yeah, exactly so you know, we'll just jump right in we are speaking a few weeks after a draft opinion leach from the Supreme Court

1:28.1

It's suggesting that five of the nine justices are prepared to completely overturn Roe versus Wade the president protecting

1:33.2

Obamins right to an abortion

1:34.7

So we're actually talking on Monday after cities across the nation held rallies and support of abortion rights

1:39.6

So I want to point it to

1:41.4

Diana and alien first

1:43.2

It's a pretty obvious and candid question, but did you ever think we would be back here in a moment like this?

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