(OPINION) CP – Pro-life advocates are criticizing actress Jameela Jamil after she credited her abortion for making her life “a million times better” and asserting that a baby can “ruin everything” if a woman is not ready to be a mother.
Jamil, a British actress who hosts the TBS late-night game show in “The Misery Index,” spoke about her abortion during the ninth installment of her “Ask Me Anything” YouTube series published on Feb. 5.
In the series, Jamil answers questions from fans. One of the questions in this particular episode asked, “How did you get to a place where you feel comfortable talking publicly about your abortion?”
“I love talking about my abortion because I think it is one of the most important subjects in our generation,” she responded. “The only side effect I’ve ever had from mine is relief, and I think it is the single most important decision I’ve ever made.”
After referring to having a baby as a “huge hurdle in your existence if it’s something that you don’t want,” she contended that “it can just f***ing ruin everything if it’s not something that you feel comfortable with and that you are ready for.” She did say, however, that a baby can be “glorious if it’s something that you do want.”
Maintaining that she felt “no shame whatsoever about having had my abortion,” she reiterated that her abortion was the “best thing I’ve ever done, and my life is a million times better for that decision.” READ MORE
