Kerry Washington talks about having an abortion

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- kerry washington (@kerrywashington) September 26, 2023

• She was well-educated on contraception but got pregnant after not using protection which she blamed herself for
• The abortion happened in her late 20s
• At the time she was a working actress but not yet famous. Nevertheless she used a fake name at the clinic
• One of the

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[syphilisdiller]

Maude and Christina Yang had abortions before Olivia.

[theactualworst]

Well Greys kinda chickened out. Cristina’s was scheduled but then she had the ectopic pregnancy.

[syphilisdiller]

she had an abortion when she was with owen

[theactualworst]

Oh yeah. Sorry I block out the Cristina/Owen years lol.

[syphilisdiller]

haha- fair

[ginainabottle]

She had an abortion later in the show and they had an episode of her imagining her future as a mother and coming to the conclusion she'd have been terribly unhappy. Owen also yelled she 'killed their baby' during a fight bc he's a fucking asshole.

[bellwetherr]

god owen fucking sucks

[__onthebound]

I still captain the Owen Must Die ship

[bellwetherr]

i'm still on season 3 in my rewatch and i am dreading his seasons lol

[sabrina54]

Scandal was the first to depict an actual abortion procedure on network tv. The scene had Liv with her legs on stirrups and the doctor turning on the suction machine.