Valley Oak
10-16-2015, 07:32 AM
'The Leftovers' Star Amy Brenneman On Why Abortions Shouldn’t Be 'Demonized' (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/amy-brenneman-abortion_561ff2b4e4b028dd7ea723d6)
"When I was 21, I terminated a pregnancy and was so grateful."
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Ryan Buxton (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-buxton), Senior Editor, HuffPost Live, Posted: 10/15/2015
When she was in her 20s, actress Amy Brenneman decided to terminate a pregnancy. It's been 30 years since, and all these years later she's still woefully dissatisfied with the way abortions are discussed in America.
During a conversation with HuffPost Live on Thursday about her role in HBO's "The Leftovers," Brenneman told host Alyona Minkovski that it's not acceptable for abortion to be continually "demonized" despite being "the law of the land."
The issue is important to Brenneman, who in 2006 signed a Ms. Magazine petition (https://www.nbcnews.com/id/15119353/ns/health-womens_health/t/ms-magazine-names-women-who-had-abortions/#.Vh_y-hCrTPA) alongside 5,000 women who declared "We Had Abortions (https://www.msmagazine.com/fall2006/abortionmag.asp)." The feature was a reboot of a similar petition that ran in the magazines's 1972 debut issue, and the 2006 update included celebrities like Brenneman, Gloria Steinem and Kathy Najimy alongside thousands of everyday women.
"When I was 21, I terminated a pregnancy and was so grateful, and it was not a bad experience, and I had a sweet boyfriend and a sweet doctor," Brenneman told HuffPost Live.
Continue reading here: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/amy-brenneman-abortion_561ff2b4e4b028dd7ea723d6
Watch the full HuffPost Live conversation with Amy Brenneman here. (https://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/hbo-the-leftovers-season-2/561421246f753aabde0000d7)
"When I was 21, I terminated a pregnancy and was so grateful."
https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/40_40/,gray/551f096512000012008fd9cc.jpg
Ryan Buxton (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-buxton), Senior Editor, HuffPost Live, Posted: 10/15/2015
When she was in her 20s, actress Amy Brenneman decided to terminate a pregnancy. It's been 30 years since, and all these years later she's still woefully dissatisfied with the way abortions are discussed in America.
During a conversation with HuffPost Live on Thursday about her role in HBO's "The Leftovers," Brenneman told host Alyona Minkovski that it's not acceptable for abortion to be continually "demonized" despite being "the law of the land."
The issue is important to Brenneman, who in 2006 signed a Ms. Magazine petition (https://www.nbcnews.com/id/15119353/ns/health-womens_health/t/ms-magazine-names-women-who-had-abortions/#.Vh_y-hCrTPA) alongside 5,000 women who declared "We Had Abortions (https://www.msmagazine.com/fall2006/abortionmag.asp)." The feature was a reboot of a similar petition that ran in the magazines's 1972 debut issue, and the 2006 update included celebrities like Brenneman, Gloria Steinem and Kathy Najimy alongside thousands of everyday women.
"When I was 21, I terminated a pregnancy and was so grateful, and it was not a bad experience, and I had a sweet boyfriend and a sweet doctor," Brenneman told HuffPost Live.
Continue reading here: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/amy-brenneman-abortion_561ff2b4e4b028dd7ea723d6
Watch the full HuffPost Live conversation with Amy Brenneman here. (https://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/hbo-the-leftovers-season-2/561421246f753aabde0000d7)