{"id":99297,"date":"2023-09-26T14:11:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T14:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=99297"},"modified":"2023-09-26T14:11:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T14:11:16","slug":"kerry-washington-reveals-she-had-an-abortion-in-her-20s-really-important-for-me-to-share","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/celebrities\/kerry-washington-reveals-she-had-an-abortion-in-her-20s-really-important-for-me-to-share\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerry Washington Reveals She Had An Abortion In Her 20s: 'Really Important For Me To Share\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kerry Washington<\/strong> is opening up even more.<\/p>\n

With the release of her book Thicker Than Water<\/em>,\u00a0out on Tuesday, the Scandal<\/em> star has revealed a TON about her personal life — including the fact she just learned her father isn’t her biological father. Wow! Now, she’s getting even more candid about something very timely.<\/p>\n

In the memoir, the 46-year-old shared with the world that she had an abortion in her 20s — just as she was starting to make a name for herself in Hollywood.<\/p>\n

The unplanned pregnancy occurred after the success of 2001’s Save the Last Dance<\/em> and her landing the lead role in Spike Lee<\/strong>‘s 2003 film She Hate Me<\/em>. With so much looking up for her, she wasn\u2019t ready to become a mother, so she went to a doctor’s office \u2013 where she gave them a fake name to protect her privacy so her career wouldn\u2019t be affected.<\/p>\n

While she was making the right decision for herself at the time, she sadly felt shame and a bit of hypocrisy as she chatted with nurses and underwent the procedure. Why? Because she had spent years as a sexual health educator in her teens. Whoa.<\/p>\n

While speaking to People<\/em> about why it was so important for her to finally be upfront about this, she shared:<\/p>\n

“I struggled a lot in the beginning with whether or not to include my abortion story. At first I wasn’t really sure how it fit into this story of my life. But I started to feel like it was really important for me to share this.”<\/p>\n

The Django Unchained<\/em> alum added:<\/p>\n

“This story had so much to do with my understanding of myself and the world as my career unfolded.”<\/p>\n

But she also thinks the reasoning goes beyond just her — she wants everyone to be more open about their “reproductive choices” as women’s rights get taken away:<\/p>\n

“It’s just so important to me that abortion is not a bad word, and that my abortion is not another thing on the list of things that I’m ashamed of. We’re at a moment where it’s really important to be telling the truth about our reproductive choices because some of those choices are being stripped away from us.”<\/p>\n

The actress added:<\/p>\n

“I’m telling my truth about my life, excavating some of my secrets. I don’t want my not telling it to make anybody think there is shame to be had.”<\/p>\n

So powerful! We’re sure there’s lots more to come in the full memoir…<\/p>\n

For what it’s worth, the Little Fires Everywhere\u00a0<\/em>star has gone on to become a mother. She shares three children, a teenage stepdaughter, a daughter Isabelle<\/strong>, 9, and a son Caleb<\/strong>, 6, with her husband Nnamdi Asomugha<\/strong>. We’re glad she had the chance to make the best decision for herself — and her body — when she needed to. Thoughts? Let us know (below).<\/p>\n

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