April Love Geary reveals she had an abortion in 2014 while showing 'MY body' which carried two children and suffered one miscarriage
April Love Geary revealed she had an abortion in 2014 in an Instagram post to quiet negative online chatter about her support for reproductive health.
The 24-year-old model posted a photo of her post-baby body after trolls attacked Geary for throwing support toward the pro-choice movement after the state of Alabama passed a law essentially banning all abortions on Wednesday.
'I’ve been getting a bunch of DMs saying things like "how could you support abortion when you’re a mother yourself" so this is MY body, MY body after having an abortion in 2014, a miscarriage in 2017, delivering a baby in 2018 & 2019,' she wrote.
Strong: April Love Geary revealed she had an abortion in 2014 in an Instagram post to quiet negative online chatter about her support for reproductive health
April wore a floral underwear and held up her white tank top to show her stomach, which carried her two baby girls Mia and Lola.
'I’m glad I was able to make decisions about MY body without facing any type of punishment,' she wrote. 'It’s scary to think that women won’t be able to choose to abort if that’s what they want/what’s necessary.
'You can be anti-abortion for yourself and pro-choice for anyone who isn’t you because you realize you shouldn’t get to make the rules for someone else’s body and you’re not going to a single thing for the child they can’t/don’t want to carry. This is possible and necessary.'
'Our country hates women,' April posted on Instagram Thursday, with a slew of comments to follow from her 164,000 followers
Mom: April gave birth to Mia on Feb. 22, 2018 and welcomed daughter Lola into the world with fiance Robin Thicke on Feb. 26, 2019; seen on Instagram
April gave birth to Mia on Feb. 22, 2018 and welcomed daughter Lola into the world with fiance Robin Thicke on Feb. 26, 2019.
Celebrities have taken to social media in droves with the #YouKnowMe tag to share abortion stories and support reproductive healthcare in the wake of HB 314 which was signed into law on Wednesday in the state of Alabama.
The law, which follows similar restrictions in states including Ohio, Mississippi, Kentucky, Georgia, Iowa and North Dakota, would block abortions in the event of rape and incest, and features an exception only in cases where the pregnant person’s health is at risk.
Emily Ratajkowski posed naked for a photo where she decried the '25 old white men' who voted to ban abortion earlier this week.
Family: April and Robin have dated for more than four years and he asked her to be his bride on Christmas Eve; seen on Instagram
Talk about it: Emily Ratajkowski posed naked for a photo where she decried the '25 old white men' who voted to ban abortion earlier this week
'These men in power are imposing their wills onto the bodies of women in order to uphold the patriarchy and perpetuate the industrial prison complex by preventing women of low economic opportunity the right to choose to not reproduce.
'The states trying to ban abortion are the states that have the highest proportions of black women living there. This is about class and race and is a direct attack on the fundamental human rights women in the US deserve and are protected by under Roe vs. Wade. Our bodies, our choice.
Emily later shared a throwback photo on her story from when she joined hundreds of thousands of people to protest against Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court in October.
Ratajkowski carried a sign which read 'respect female existence or expect our resistance' and was later arrested at the event alongside Amy Schumer.
HB 314 was approved by a vote of 25-6 in the Republican-led Senate and is set to come into effect in six months, and doctors who defy the law could face 99 years in prison.
Marching on: Emily later shared a throwback photo on her story from when she joined hundreds of thousands of people to protest against Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court in October
Horrible: Milla Jovovich recounted her emergency abortion at '4 1/2 months pregnant' while shooting on location in Eastern Europe
Milla Jovovich recounted her emergency abortion at '4 1/2 months pregnant' while shooting on location in Eastern Europe.
'I went into pre term labor and told that I had to be awake for the whole procedure,' she wrote. 'It was one of the most horrific experiences I have ever gone through. I still have nightmares about it.'
Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, Kylie Jenner, Jameela Jamil, Minka Kelly and Busy Philipps are just a few of the many celebrity names protesting against the restrictive bill and using the #YouKnowMe tag.
The image circulating of the 25 Republican Alabama senators includes (from left to right, top to bottom): Sam Givhan, Clyde Chambliss, Will Barfoot, Arthur Orr, Jabo Waggner, Shay Shelnutt, Greg Reed, Cam Ward, Greg Albritton, Dan Roberts, Andrew Jones, Tim Melson, Tom Butler, Larry Stutts, Steve Livingston, Jim Mclendon, Garlan Gudger, Gerald Allen, Clay Scofield, Donnie Chesteen, David Sessions, Randy Price, Chris Elliott, Del Marsh and Jack Williams.
US News and World reported that the state of Alabama received the second lowest overall ranking in annual scorecards evaluating education, environmental and economic standards in each state.
Strong support: Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, Kylie Jenner, Jameela Jamil, Minka Kelly and Busy Philipps are just a few of the many celebrity names protesting against the restrictive bill and using the #YouKnowMe tag
