Abbie Chatfield & Brooke Blurton Have Shared Their Abortion Stories In Light Of Roe V Wade Ruling
The world has been absolutely shocked by the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, effectively limiting the access to an abortion for women across 12 states in the US. After the devastating ruling, Australian reality TV star, activist, and radio host Abbie Chatfield has shown solidarity with these women by sharing her own experience having an abortion.
In an Instagram post, the podcaster shared her reaction to the Supreme Court’s ruling and expressed concern for the ramifications in Australia, adding that she previously had an abortion when she was 23 years old.
“I cried myself to sleep last night hearing of the news of Roe V Wade being overturned,” Abbie began. “The joy from conservatives in preventing access to necessary healthcare is barbaric and terrifying.”
Read Abbie’s full post below:
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Abbie addressed her decision to have her pregnancy terminated at six weeks but emphasised that having an abortion is a choice that doesn’t need any justification. “I was 23, and had a decent job, but I did not want a child, and that was reason enough. It wasn’t an easy decision but it was the right decision,” Abbie wrote.
“Anyone who is for this overturning is not pro-life, they are anti-choice. People will die because of this ruling. Without a doubt… There are no guarantees our right to abortion in Australia will be protected forever.”
Although the comments are limited on the post, many fans and Aussie celebs/influencers have rallied around the radio host.
The Bachelorette’s Brooke Blurton applauded Abbie’s post, and shared in an Instagram Story that she had also recently had an abortion.
“Women can come together. We need to,” Brooke wrote, “After going through my own experience of an abortion only very little time ago. I am so lucky (if that’s the word to use) to have choice.”
Brooke expressed her support to all women and close friends who have gone through the same experience.
Married At First Sight’s Dom Calarco also shared her support for Abbie, writing on Abbie’s post that she was afraid to share her experience with abortion due to potential backlash. “Thank you for sharing your experience. I’ve often felt very apprehensive of sharing my very own experience because of the taboo nature that surrounds abortion. I cried this morning when I saw the news. I have no words,” Dom commented.
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Alongside her Instagram post, Abbie also shared TikToks from Aussie singer, Peach PRC, calling out men who have benefited from abortions yet have remained silent over the US Supreme Court’s ruling.
@peachprcim so sorry to my american friends. im fighting along side you i promise.♬ original sound – Peach PRC
“I just find it funny that the men who have benefitted by me getting an abortion, men that have asked me to do that for them because their lifestyle didn’t fit having a child right now, are not speaking up about this at all,” Peach PRC said a TikTok.
In her original Instagram post, Abbie wrote that she will continue to talk about the topic of abortion rights on her podcast It’s A Lot. “There is so much I will say about this on the podcast next week, but for now keep talking about this, keep educating yourselves and others,” she wrote.
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The reality star also called out influencers who have supported her calling out Roe v. Wade in her replies, but have remained silent on the ruling on their own Instagram accounts. “Ur silence is deafening lol I still think ur a lemon for not posting. A clap react won’t change that,” Abbie posted in an Instagram Story.
Abortion is currently legal in every Australian state, with South Australia officially decriminalising the procedure in 2021.
In May 2022, when a leaked draft suggested the Supreme Court would overturn Roe v. Wade, former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison stressed that laws will not change in regard to abortion in Australia. “I’m aware of the reports that are coming out of the United States, but that’s in a different country. In Australia, there are no changes to those laws,” he said.