Sally Field opens up about 'horrific' illegal abortion as teen in endorsement for Harris
foxnews.comOscar-winning actress Sally Field shared her experience of undergoing a "horrific" "life-altering" illegal abortion as a teenager in a new video posted to social media, pleading with Americans to support Vice President Kamala Harris and "reproductive freedom" at the ballot box. "I’ve been so hesitant to do this, to tell my horrific story.
It was during a time even worse than now. A time when contraception was not readily available and only if you were married. But I feel that so many women of my generation went through similar, traumatic events and I feel stronger when I think of them.
I believe, like me, they must want to fight for their grandchildren and all the young women of this country," Field, 77, wrote on Instagram. "I still feel very ashamed of it because I was raised in the ‘50s and it’s ingrained in me," Field said to start the video.
She explained how she didn't have any family support or finances when she became pregnant at 17. A family friend, who was a doctor, along with his wife and her own mother, drove Field to Mexico to have an illegal abortion, she said. "It was beyond hideous and life-altering," she said, explaining she had no anesthesia except for a few "puffs of ether" given by the technician.
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