Busy Philipps testifies on abortion rights on Capitol Hill: 'It is my body, not the state's.'
Actress and talk show host Busy Philipps took her emotional fight for women's rights to Capitol Hill Tuesday, testifying about her abortion at the age of 15 in her home state of Arizona.
Philipps, 39, first publicly discussed her abortion last month on her talk show after a bill was signed into law in Georgia banning abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. That law, like every other so-called"heartbeat" ban, is not in effect.
"And then I realized it is considered 'brave' because as women, we have taught to feel shame about our bodies since birth," Philipps said."In my life, I've had many medical procedures, but no one has ever called me 'brave' for talking about them. Abortion is health care and should not be treated as different from any other health care."
Philipps was one among an all-female panel of witnesses at Tuesday's hearing that also included attorneys, reproductive health advocates and doctors, including Dr. Yashica Robinson, an abortion provider based in Alabama.
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