Jameela Jamil reveals she had an abortion when she was younger and it was the 'best decision' she's ever made as she hits out at Georgia's controversial 'heartbeat bill'
- Jameela, 33, reveals her abortion was the 'best decision she ever made'
- The television personality had an abortion when she was young
- She joins stars Busy Phillipps and Alyssa Milano hitting out at the new law
- The 'heartbeat bill' makes it illegal for women to have an abortion after a heartbeat has been detected in the womb — typically around the six-week mark
- The other states that have similar laws are Ohio, Mississippi, Kentucky, Iowa and North Dakota. The Georgia law takes effect in January
Jameela Jamil shared the abortion she had when she was young was 'the best decision' she ever made as she hit out at Georgia's controversial 'heartbeat bill'.
The actress, 33, weighed in on the new abortion law which will make it illegal for women to have an abortion after a heartbeat has been detected in the womb.
Drawing on her own experiences, the model explained she had an abortion because she wasn't 'emotionally, physically or financially' ready to have a child.
'Best for the baby I didn't want': Jameela Jamil revealed the abortion she had when she was younger was the 'best decision' she ever made as she hit out at Georgia's controversial 'heartbeat bill'
She wrote: 'I had an abortion when I was young, and it was the best decision I have ever made. Both for me, and for the baby I didn’t want, and wasn’t ready for, emotionally, psychologically and financially. So many children will end up in foster homes. So many lives ruined. So very cruel.'
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Later in another post, Jameela defended her decision to have an abortion as she insisted it was 'my body, my choice' when she hit out at the legislation.
The Good Place star slammed the anti-abortion law in Georgia as 'so upsetting, inhumane and demonstrative of a hatred of women'.
Revealed: Drawing on her own experiences, the model explained she had an abortion because she wasn't 'emotionally, physically or financially' ready to have a child (pictured in 2009)
Outrage: Drawing on her own experiences, the model explained she had an abortion because she wasn't 'emotionally, physically or financially' ready to have a child
She wrote: 'I DON’T GIVE A FLYING F**K WHAT YOU THINK OF MY DECISION. MY BODY. MY CHOICE.
'This anti-abortion law in Georgia is so upsetting, inhumane, and blatantly demonstrative of a hatred of women, a disregard for our rights, bodies, mental health, and essentially a punishment for rape victims, forcing to carry the baby of their rapist.'
In light of the new abortion law, the actress opened the floor for discussion with her 808,000 followers on Twitter and her 1.9million fans on Instagram.
Honest: Her comments follow American actresses Busy Phillipps (pictured) and Alyssa Milano speaking out against the anti-abortion law
Trauma: The actress, 39, recalled falling pregnant with her first serious boyfriend, explaining the way she was able to move past the experience was to speak with Pope John Paul II
Jameela clarified she wasn't insulting foster homes but she warned Georgia could become 'inundated with unwanted children' making it harder to re-home them.
Her comments follow American actresses Busy Phillipps and Alyssa Milano speaking out against the anti-abortion law.
Busy, 39, defended the rights of 'women and their doctors' during an episode of her late night talk show on Tuesday night.
'The statistic is that one in four women will have an abortion before age 45,' she said. 'That statistic sometimes surprises people, and maybe you're sitting there thinking, "I don't know a woman who would have an abortion." Well, you know me.'
Last year, Busy revealed she turned to the Pope for advice during a school trip after she had an abortion at the age of 15.
The Dawson's Creek star recalled falling pregnant with her first serious boyfriend and having a termination. She explained the only way she was able to move past the traumatic experience was to speak with Pope John Paul II.
In her book This Will Only Hurt a Little, Philipps' added that her parents discovered the news by reading her diary and that at the time her mother told her she was 'being selfish' and was 'going to murder a baby.'
Busy said ultimately her mother supported her through the heartbreaking experience. She said: 'My mother is who you want in your corner.'
Alyssa took a different strategy as she called for all women to go on a 'sex strike' until a controversial anti-abortion law in Georgia has been repealed.
Milano, 46, who was instrumental in the #MeToo movement, called on her vast social media following to abstain from sex until the restrictive abortion law - dubbed the 'heartbeat bill' - is overturned.
The actress hit out against the bill on Twitter, urging women to abstain until they have 'bodily autonomy back'.
She wrote: 'Our reproductive rights are being erased. Until women have legal control over our own bodies we just cannot risk pregnancy.'
'JOIN ME by not having sex until we get bodily autonomy back. I'm calling for a #SexStrike. Pass it on.'
The other states that have similar laws are Ohio, Mississippi, Kentucky, Iowa and North Dakota. The Georgia law takes effect in January.
Speaking out: Alyssa Milano, 46, who was instrumental in the #MeToo movement, called on her vast social media following to abstain from sex until the restrictive abortion law
