Actresses Milla Jovovich and Jameela Jamil opened up about their abortions while decrying restrictive abortion measures in Georgia and other states
Milla Jovovich is the latest actress to reveal that she had an abortion, while criticizing abortion bills in Georgia and other states.
The"Hellboy" and"Resident Evil" star wrote in an Instagram post on Tuesday that she underwent an"emergency abortion" two years ago, when she was filming on location in Eastern Europe and was 4½ months pregnant.3 production companies say they won't film in Georgia after abortion law signed"I went into pre term labor and told that I had to be awake for the whole procedure," she wrote.
— Jameela Jamil 🌈 May 13, 2019 On May 8, the day the Georgia law was signed, actress and E! talk show host Busy Philipps wrote on Twitter,"I spoke about my abortion on my show tonight because I can not sit idly by while women's rights are stripped away."On Tuesday night, the Alabama Senate passed the most restrictive abortion bill in the country. The legislation, which now goes to the governor's desk, could punish doctors who perform abortions with life in prison.
In response Tuesday, Philipps wrote on Twitter,"1 in 4 women have had an abortion. Many people think they don't know someone who has, but #youknowme."She encouraged other women who had abortions to use the #youknowme hashtag.
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