Amid the Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, 23-year-old Meadow Walker, daughter of the late actor Paul Walker, has chosen to share her personal abortion story.
Reacting to the ruling, Meadow revealed that she had an abortion in 2020, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a heartfelt letter posted on her official social media account, Meadow expressed her opposition to the decision that restricts women’s access to safe abortion. She began by stating, “Today marks a huge setback in history- a profound injustice to women across the United States. There are countless women who have struggled with making the decision to have an abortion.”
Candidly, she shared her personal experience of seeking an abortion during the pandemic, expressing her concerns about the potential difficulties women may face in accessing abortion services in different states. Meadow disclosed, “I too have battled with the choice but in 2020, when the world was collapsing during the pandemic, I sought an abortion.”
Describing the decision as “personal and private,” Meadow continued, “I was lucky enough to have a great doctor who supported me through the debilitating process- with their help, I am able to be the happy and healthy person I am today. Now, knowing even more women won’t have the opportunity to seek safe termination and choose their bodies first is absolutely heartbreaking. In a world that constantly marginalizes females, this feels like the biggest assault of them all.”
She concluded her powerful message by resonating with the thousands of individuals protesting against the decision, writing, “Banning abortion doesn’t prevent abortions, it prevents safe abortions.”
Meadow is not the only celebrity to share her abortion story following the Supreme Court’s decision.
Abortion has been legally protected in the United States for nearly 50 years under the premise that it’s a person’s right to choose what to do with their body.
States now have the authority to enact their own laws regarding abortion, and since the announcement of the decision, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, and South Dakota have already prohibited the procedure.
