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24 celebrities who have opened up about having abortions

insider.com | By Olivia Singh | May 25, 2019

This article compiles more stories of celebrities and public figures who have spoken out about exercising their right to choose.

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The Celebrities Who Have Come Forward About Their Abortions, and Why

wmagazine.com | By Stephanie Eckardt | May 17, 2019

After Busy Phillips began the “#YouKnowMe” online trend, there was an outpouring of abortion storytelling from celebrities and other public figures. Read some of their stories here.

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Thousands of Women Have Shared Abortion Stories With #YouKnowMe. She Was First.

Nytimes.com | By Valeriya Safronova | May 15, 2019

In this NY Times interview, Busy Phillips discusses her motivations for sharing her story and starting #YouKnowMe, suggesting that abortion storytelling destigmatizes this care and calling for men to be allies in the battle for adequate access to reproductive care.

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#YouKnowMe: why women are sharing their abortion stories

vox.com | By Catherine Kim | May 17, 2019

In 2019, following the restrictive bans passed by Alabama, Mississippi, Ohio, and many other states, a movement using the hashtag “YouKnowMe” began trending, encouraging public figures to share their abortion experiences in an effort to destigmatize abortion.

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Rep. Pramila Jayapal: The Story of My Abortion

Nytimes.com | By Pramila Jayapal | June 13, 2019

Washington state representative Pramila Jayapal shared her story of choosing to have an abortion in a NY Times op-ed in response to increasing restrictions on abortion access. 

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The Hardest Speech

Time.com | By Charlotte Alter

As lawmakers have seen increasing numbers of bills restricting abortion access, many have been chosen to speak out about their own experiences with abortion care. This article highlights some of those stories and discusses the serious risks many of these leaders took in sharing their stories.

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The Abortion Diary (documentary)

By Penny Lane | 2009

Directed by Penny Lane, this documentary features 12 women of all different backgrounds who share their experiences with abortion. Penny Lane weaves these stories together with her own diary entries to present the unique yet unified experiences of these women. Of note, this documentary was made about 10 years ago, so please forgive some of the statistics which are slightly out-dated.

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Shout Your Abortion

shoutyourabortion.com

The “#ShoutYourAbortion” movement began in 2015 in response to  the federal government’s revived efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. This decentralized, grass roots movement seeks to normalize and destigmatize abortion by uplifting personal stories. The founders of the movement have now compiled many of these into a multimedia book, which is available for purchase. 

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Celebrities Share Their Abortion Stories After Restrictive Laws Pass

refinery29.com | By Molly Longman | May 2o, 2019

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11 Powerful Women Who Have Spoken Out About Their Own Abortion

elle.com | By Alex Holder | March 5, 2017