Two days after the fall of 'Roe v. Wade 'from the Supreme Court, Meghan Markle and Gloria Steinem spoke about this decision for "Vogue". In an interview with journalist Jessica Yellin, the two friends, who have worked together to help ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, also talked about their reproductive choices and the future of abortion rights.
" It's interesting that here you are talking to two women: one who chose to give birth happily and one who chose not to give birth happily. And we were both able to make our choices. Incredible ," Markle said. The mother of two said she feels lucky for her two children, but also for the conversations she has exchanged with other women about pregnancy losses.
" I know what it's like to have a connection to what's growing inside your body. What happens to our body is deeply personal, even though many of us face personal health crises… The more we normalize the discussion about things that affect our lives and our bodies, the more people will realize how necessary protection is in place. "
Meghan and Prince Harry became parents for the first time, on May 6, 2019. The Duchess spoke a year later that she had an abortion.
One July morning, she confessed at the time, she felt a stab wound in the abdomen and only an hour later found herself in a hospital bed, next to which stood her husband, Prince Harry.
" To lose a child means to bear an almost unbearable pain, experienced by many, but few talk about it. From the pain of our loss, my husband and I discovered that in a room with 100 women, 10 to "20 of them had a miscarriage. However, despite this, the conversation remains taboo, full of shame, which is not justified, experiencing the pain alone ," the duke wrote in her article.
