The United States is seeing a growing attack on women's body rights. A hashtag, started by Billy Phiipps, #youknowme, has been shared by thousands of woman including some very well known celebrities.
1. Tess Holliday
Tess lives in California with her husband and two kids. She chose to get an abortion because she felt that her mental health was not stable enough to raise another child.
2. Alia Shawkat
Alia was 20 years old when she got an abortion. Her partner lived in Pakistan and was not allowed into the United States. She didn't want to raise a child on her own.
3. Ashley Judd
Ashley had an abortion at age 30. She was raped. Her rapist would have had paternal rights.
4. Keke Palmer
Keke's career was in a very good place when she got pregnant. She didn't want that to end.
5. Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj got pregnant as a young teen. She simply was not ready to raise a child.
6. Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg got pregnant at age 14. She tried and tried every old wives tale to get rid of the baby. The only option Whoopi could think of was going to a park and using a coat hanger. Which is what she did.
7. Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Osbourne got pregnant at age 17. She turned to her mom for help. Her mom simply responded with "Get rid of it." So, at age 17, Sharon went by herself to an abortion clinic.
8. Naya Rivera
Naya was working in Kenya in 2011 when she found out she was pregnant. Still in the middle of filming Glee, she knew that she would have to terminate the pregnancy. Abortion is highly illegal in Kenya, so Naya flew back to the united states to get an abortion.
1 in 4 women has had an abortion. Someone you know has had an abortion. It is time that we end this stigma.
