'Girls' star Jemima Kirke speaks out about her abortion in reproductive rights PSA

In 2007, Jemima Kirke, an artist and actress on the HBO series Girls, had an abortion.

Kirke shares intimate details about the decision to terminate her pregnancy in a new PSA for the Center for Reproductive Rights, a nonprofit advocacy organization that is encouraging women to speak publicly about their experiences with the procedure.

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At the time of her abortion, Kirke was dating a boyfriend and didn't feel confident that she could raise a "healthy, happy child," she says in the video, which shared widely on Wednesday

Now a mother of two daughters, Kirke talks openly about her experience in the PSA, part of a wider effort on the part of advocacy organizations to lift the stigma of abortion Read more...

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