Lena Dunham “apologizes” for saying she wished she’d had an abortion – donates money to abortion clinics

Last updated on: December 21, 2016 at 3:36 pm by Bristol Palin

Lena Dunham “apologizes” for saying she wished she’d had an abortion – donates money to abortion clinics 2016-12-21T15:36:57-05:00 Bristol Palin

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You seriously can’t make this up.

Lena Dunham apologized for her “distasteful joke” about how she hadn’t had an abortion (yet) and how this is the one regret of her life.

Here’s her apology:

A photo posted by Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) on Dec 20, 2016 at 6:39pm PST

The caption read:

My latest podcast episode was meant to tell a multifaceted story about reproductive choice in America, to explain the many reasons women do or don’t choose to have children and what bodily autonomy really means. I’m so proud of the medley of voices in the episode. I truly hope a distasteful joke on my part won’t diminish the amazing work of all the women who participated. My words were spoken from a sort of “delusional girl” persona I often inhabit, a girl who careens between wisdom and ignorance (that’s what my TV show is too) and it didn’t translate.

That’s my fault. I would never, ever intentionally trivialize the emotional and physical challenges of terminating a pregnancy. My only goal is to increase awareness and decrease stigma. I take reproductive choice in America more seriously than I take literally anything else, and therefore own full responsibility for any words I speak that don’t convey this truth clearly. I know plenty of people will never like a thing that leaves my lips, mea culpas or no, but this apology is for the women who have placed their trust in me. You mean everything to me.

My life is and always will be devoted to reproductive justice and freedom. You know how in some households you curse and have to put money in a jar? Well in mine, if you mess up your pro-choice messaging you have to give a sizable donation to abortion funds in New York, Texas and Ohio. I look forward to fighting with you all for the next four years and beyond.

Here’s the thing. Why would she apologize for something that’s not wrong?

If abortion is just a procedure – a choice — then why all the hysteria?

Her discomfort shows that she knows the truth somewhere down deep in her heart. Abortion is murder.

While donating money to abortion clinics might make her feel better, I don’t think it’s going to be the absolution she’s seeking.

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