Actress Ellen Burstyn had an abortion when she was 18. She's now 74.
Her choice still haunts her.
In an interview on CFRB Radio, Burstyn talks about her pain.
From After Abortion, via Kathryn Jean Lopez:
[T]he interviewer asked Burstyn 'what was the lowest moment' of her life.
Burstyn: You know, I guess, I hate to talk about this on the air, but having an abortion. You know that was really an extremely painful experience.
Interviewer: Did you feel you didn't have a choice?
Burstyn: At the time I was just young and dumb, I didn't really want to have a baby then. It was the wrong thing to do and I didn't really understand that till later. That was very very painful, that was probably the worst....These experiences are--we make a choice, and they have ramifications for the rest of our life...It's one of the dark threads [in our life's tapestry]. I try not to allow regret to settle over me like a shroud, because I think it's an unhealthy way to live.
Over 50 years after choosing to have an abortion, Burstyn cites that time as the lowest moment of her life.
It's a very powerful admission.
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