Kerry Washington reveals she had a secret abortion and opened up on why she's telling people now
Washington explained: "We're at a moment where it's really important to be telling the truth about our reproductive choices because some of those choices are being stripped away from us.
"I'm telling my truth about my life, excavating some of my secrets,
"I don't want my not telling it to make anybody think there is shame to be had about this choice."She hopes that her story will help to remove some of the stigma surrounding abortion.
"This story had so much to do with my understanding of myself and the world as my career unfolded,” Washington said.
She continued: "It's just so important to me that abortion is not a bad word, and that my abortion is not another thing on the list of things that I'm ashamed of.”
This is doubly important now, as the debate continues to rage in the United States, with Texas and Alabama among the states which are implementing an almost total ban on legal access to abortion.Washington is now mother to two children, nine-year-old Isabelle and six-year-old Caleb, as well as a teenager stepdaughter with her husband Nnamdi Asomugha.
Her memoir Thicker Than Water is available to buy from September 26.
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