L'actrice Milla Jovovich raconte un avortement en urgence après l'adoption d'une loi restrictive en Alabama

"J'en fais encore des cauchemars. J'étais seule et impuissante." L'actrice et top-modèle Milla Jovovich raconte l'avortement d'urgence qu'elle a dû subir il y a deux ans dans un message posté sur Instagram, mardi 14 mai. "C'était l'une des expériences les plus horribles de ma vie", témoigne-t-elle. "Quand je pense que des femmes vont devoir avorter dans des conditions encore pires que celles que j’ai connues à cause des nouvelles lois, ça me retourne l’estomac", ajoute-t-elle.

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I don’t like to get political and I try to only do it if a really have to and this is one of those times. If someone doesn’t want to continue reading, you have been warned. Our rights as women to obtain safe abortions by experienced doctors are again at stake. Last Tuesday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a draconian bill into law that outlaws all abortions after six weeks — before most women even realize they’re pregnant — including in cases of RAPE OR INCEST. This makes Georgia the sixth state to pass such a restrictive six-week abortion ban, joining Ohio, Mississippi, Kentucky, Iowa, and North Dakota. These laws haven’t been passed yet, but lawmakers in these states are trying. Abortion is hard enough for women on an emotional level without having to go through it in potentially unsafe and unsanitary conditions. I myself went through an emergency abortion 2 years ago. I was 4 1/2 months pregnant and shooting on location in Eastern Europe. I went into pre term labor and told that I had to be awake for the whole procedure. It was one of the most horrific experiences I have ever gone through. I still have nightmares about it. I was alone and helpless. When I think about the fact that women might have to face abortions in even worse conditions than I did because of new laws, my stomach turns. I spiraled into one of the worst depressions of my life and had to work extremely hard to find my way out. I took time off of my career. I isolated myself for months and had to keep a strong face for my two amazing kids. I started gardening, eating healthier and going to the gym everyday because I didn’t want to jump into taking anti depressants unless I had tried every other alternative. Thank God I was able to find my way out of that personal hell without turning to medication, but the memory of what I went through and what I lost will be with me till the day I die. Abortion is a nightmare at its best. No woman wants to go through that. But we have to fight to make sure our rights are preserved to obtain a safe one if we need to. I never wanted to speak about this experience. But I cannot remain silent when so much is at stake. #prochoice #prochoicegeneration

Une publication partagée par Milla Jovovich (@millajovovich) le 14 Mai 2019 à 11 :02 PDT

"J'étais enceinte de quatre mois et demi et nous tournions en Europe de l'Est. On m'a dit que le travail avait commencé de manière prématurée et que je devais rester éveillée pendant toute la procédure", détaille-t-elle.

Une mobilisation de personnalités américaines

Milla Jovovich a décidé de révéler publiquement cette histoire sur le réseau social en réaction à l'adoption d'un projet de loi très restrictif sur l'avortement par le Sénat de l'Alabama (Etats-Unis). Le texte prévoit notamment que les médecins pratiquant l'avortement dans tous les cas de figure seront passibles de peines de prison de 10 à 99 ans, sauf en cas d'urgence vitale pour la mère ou d'"anomalie létale" du fœtus.

La législation sur l'avortement a été réformée cette année dans 16 États américains et quatre (Géorgie, Kentucky, Mississippi et Ohio) l'ont interdit dès lors que des battements du coeur de l'embryon sont décelables, une évolution dans le développement in utero qui peut intervenir dès la sixième semaine.

Milla Jovovich n'est pas la seule personnalité à s'être publiquement exprimée. La présentatrice de talk-show, Busy Philipps, a lancé le hashtag "You know me" ("Vous me connaissez") sur Twitter.

1 in 4 women have had an abortion. Many people think they don't know someone who has, but #youknowme. So let's do this: if you are also the 1 in 4, let's share it and start to end the shame. Use #youknowme and share your truth.

— Busy Philipps (@BusyPhilipps) May 15, 2019