UMA Thurman has revealed she had an abortion at 15 after accidentally getting pregnant by an older man. The actress, 51, said it was her "darkest secret" in an op-ed for the Washington Post criticising the much maligned Texas anti-abortion law.
The Kill Bill star said she had been in a relationship at the time, however, she was under the age of consent. Ultimately, a conversation with her parents led her to choose an abortion, despite her having initially wanted to have the child.
She explained: "They asked me about the status of my relationship — it was not viable — and warned me how difficult it would be to raise a baby as a teen on my own.
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