24 celebrities who have opened up about having abortions

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Celebrities have discussed their abortions for years, but more stars have shared their stories following bills recently signed into law in Georgia and Alabama.

Jameela Jamil, Busy Philipps, and Amber Tamblyn are among the women who have recently talked about their experiences with abortion.

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With abortion being a topic of debate, some stars have weighed in and shared their personal stories to shed light on the situation.

On May 7, Brian Kemp, Georgia's governor, signed a bill into law that bans abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected at six weeks. The "heartbeat bill" calls for the imprisonment of certain women who have miscarriages, and considers miscarriage a form of second-degree murder in some cases.

Alabama legislators also recently passed a bill that would effectively ban abortions in the state and criminalize doctors who provide them.

While it's a hot topic now, celebrities have been outspoken about having abortions for years.

Here are 24 celebrities who have shared their own experiences with abortions. Busy Philipps had an abortion when she was 15 years old.

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The actress spoke about her experience on her E! talk show, "Busy Tonight," after Kemp, signed the bill into law.

"I'm telling you this because I'm genuinely really scared for women and girls all over this country," Philipps said. "And I think that we all need to be talking more and sharing our stories more."

She continued: "No bill that criminalizes abortion will stop anyone from making this incredibly personal choice, but these laws will put more women at risk. Every woman deserves compassion and care, not judgment and interference when it comes to their own bodies."

Since then, Philipps has called for women to share their abortion stories with the hashtag #YouKnowMe, and thousands have answered the call.

"The Good Place" star Jameela Jamil said that getting an abortion was the "best decision" she ever made.

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In May 2019, Jamil shared an article from Slate on Twitter regarding Georgia's law and called it "upsetting, inhumane, and blatantly demonstrative of a hatred of women, a disregard for our rights, bodies, mental health, and essentially a punishment for rape victims, forcing to carry the baby of their rapist."

The actress said that having an abortion when she was "young" was for the better "both for me, and for the baby I didn't want, and wasn't ready for, emotionally, psychologically and financially."

Jamil added that with the new law, she thinks that "many children will end up in foster homes" and the influx will make it "hard to find great fostering for them all."

She also said that the anti-abortion law "is also especially targeted at those without the means ability to move state. Women who are marginalized, poor or disabled will, as ever, be the ones to suffer the most. The wealthy will have so much more freedom."

"Resident Evil" star Milla Jovovich opened up about having an "emergency abortion."

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"Abortion is hard enough for women on an emotional level without having to go through it in potentially unsafe and unsanitary conditions," she said in a lengthy Instagram post in May 2019. "I myself went through an emergency abortion two years ago. I was four and a half months pregnant and shooting on location in Eastern Europe. I went into preterm labor and told that I had to be awake for the whole procedure."

Jovovich went on to say that it was "one of the most horrific experiences" she's gone through and her "stomach turns" at the thought of women who may face unsafe conditions in order to get an abortion under new laws.

"The memory of what I went through and what I lost will be with me till the day I die," she said. "Abortion is a nightmare at its best. No woman wants to go through that. But we have to fight to make sure our rights are preserved to obtain a safe one if we need to. I never wanted to speak about this experience. But I cannot remain silent when so much is at stake. #prochoice#prochoicegeneration."

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