Brandi GlanvilleandJill Zarinare the latest female celebrities to share their experiences with abortion, following the Supreme Court decision tooverturnRoe v. Wade.
During an appearance onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Cohen, 54, commended Zarin for being honest with fans in a recentInstagramstory, calling her “really brave.”
In the Instagram story, which was posted the day the decision came out, theReal Housewives of New Yorkalum said, “Today is one of the worst days of my life, on this planet, as a woman, as an American, as a human being, that men took away the right for us to choose what to do with our bodies.”
“I had an abortion when I was in my late teens, and my life would have been so dramatically affected. Who knows, I may have put it up for adoption and wondered my entire life, ‘Was it a mistake?’ "
Speaking with Cohen, the 58-year-old said duringWWHL, “I’m horrified about what happened this week withRoe v. Wade. I myself had an abortion when I was in my late teens.”
“It was my choice and I don’t know how my life would have been different today,” said Zarin, whose daughter Ally, 27, was behind the bar during the show.
Cohen then asked Glanville, 49, if she had ever had an abortion.
“I did at 17,” said theReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar, who is mom to Mason, 17, and Jake, 13.
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Last Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that there is no longer a federally-protected right to an abortion.
The6-to-3 rulingreversed nearly 50 years of precedent, giving states the power to pass their own abortion laws. Since the decision, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri and South Dakota have alreadybanned abortion in their states, afterputting “trigger bans” in placethat governors enacted after the SCOTUS ruling.
source: people.com
