Joy Behar Recalls Having an Ectopic Pregnancy in the 1970s Amid Controversy Over Abortion Laws: ‘I Almost Died’

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Sharing her story. Joy Behar spoke out about abortion laws and revealed that women’s rights to proper healthcare saved her life after suffering an ectopic pregnancy.The View cohost, 79, detailed her own experience during the Wednesday, August 3, episode of the talk show.

She explained that in 1979 she suffered an ectopic pregnancy, telling her fellow hosts, “I almost died.”The New York native clarified that an ectopic pregnancy is not an abortion nor a miscarriage, but it is something that can happen to any woman.“The [embryo] is growing in the fallopian tube,” she said of how the life-threatening incident occurs. “It’ll grow just enough to make the tube burst, which what happens then is you bleed internally, and then you die.”In her case, Behar remembered being rushed to the hospital to receive emergency medical care. “The doctor the next day said, ‘We almost lost you,’” the comedian explained, pointing out, “I was in the situation where I could go to Beth Israel Hospital, and they took care of it there.”The TV personality decided to share her story on Wednesday as the group discussed Georgia State candidate Herschel Walker’s desire to completely ban abortion.Behar argued that women need full access to healthcare no matter what their life circumstances.

She took issue with the fact that Walker, 60, “supports abortion bans without any exceptions for rape, incest, or the health of the mother.” The Joy Behar: Say Anything alum further explained that the former NFL player’s mindset doesn’t account for women’s health.“What are these people thinking about when they talk about the health of the mother?” she asked. “Herschel Walker, people like that, they cannot be in positions of power.”The Great Gasbag author is one of many