Individuals deserve bodily autonomy and the right to get a safe and common medical procedure when they need it. And although an all-time high percentage of Americans support abortion access, per Gallup, the Supreme Court voted to repeal the right to abortion in 2022.
Over the past few years, as the anti-abortion movement gained traction, a few of Hollywood’s biggest stars have made their personal lives political and drawn attention to the issue of abortion. That’s huge, because stars being vocal about their own abortion stories is invaluable in normalizing the experience and lifting the stigma that surrounds it. After all, when people have the ability to choose when and if they want to grow their families, they have a better chance of accomplishing what they want to do and living the lives they want. And seeing high-profile people share their own reproductive health choices (and the positive aftermath of having that access), it’s an overwhelming reminder that we pretty much all know and love someone who has had an abortion.
Ahead — from Busy Phillips to Nicki Minaj, Ashley Judd to Stevie Knicks — here are some of the real celebrities (who we totally love) who are changing the conversation, and helping to end the stigma, surrounding abortion.
A version of this story was published December 2020.
This article was originally published on sheknows.com.