Actress Swoosie Kurtz reveals her “anguishing” ’60s abortion

In a recent interview with HuffPost Live, actress Swoosie Kurtz unexpectedly opened up about the abortion she had many years ago. Speaking with the same interviewer who praised the work of abortion mill escorts in February, Kurtz responded to his question about her view on “women’s reproductive rights” with an admission of her very personal experience with the subject. Kurtz said, “I had an abortion… gosh, did I just say that?”

Kurtz admits in another segment that she felt there was no option of both/and when it came to her career and motherhood; she had to choose one or the other and she chose her career.

Swoosie describes her search for an abortion as having been “verboten” at the time, and even says that she could never bring herself to share the news of the death of her child with her mother:

The interviewer thanks Kurtz for opening up about her abortion experience, and somewhat stunned-looking, she says, “I can’t believe I did!”

Other Hollywood figures have admitted to past abortion experiences, some admitting to the emotional anguish that it caused them for years afterward. One actress even committed suicide years after her abortion ordeal, citing the experience as the trigger for the deep depression that eventually led to her suicide.  Rachel’s Vineyard offers healing retreats to women experiencing the anguish of a past abortion experience.