In her new self-titled memoir, Cher seems to imply that she opted for an abortion not long after she married rock star Gregg Allman: 'I made my decision and I was so grateful to my doctor's compassion for giving me one.'
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Cher says her 2 divorces were easier than getting into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in rousing induction speech Cher was pregnant at the time, which was a large part of what prompted the hasty marriage. She talks about meeting with her doctor upon her return home for a check-up; this doctor, who remains unnamed, had helped her through two miscarriages and delivered Chaz, Cher and Bono's child.
"While examining me, he discovered I had some ovarian cysts and told me, 'I can go ahead and take care of these,'" she writes. "I'd known him for so long, if they had been dangerous he would have said, 'You have cysts. I have to take them out.' I pretty much knew what he meant when he offered it as a choice.
Elsewhere in the memoir, Cher uses the word "abortion" explicitly, discussing her mother's contemplation of getting one when she was pregnant with Cher. Here, she doesn't come out and say that she chose to terminate her pregnancy, but it's fairly clear from the way she talks about the decision as "a choice."'s free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.
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