People, here is the beloved Sally Field speaking truth about her abortion in the 1950s

She was raised in the 50s, not pregnant then.

LOVE HER!

R1. Well, whenever she had the abortion. It was right before she got the role of "Gidget."

The point of the story is what she had to go through to get an abortion when it was illegal.

She found herself pregnant.

What a frightening sounding experience.

We are not going back! VOTE!

Sally had an abortion as a pre-teen in the 50s?

Not sure that is the most marketable story in the abortion debate.

Or maybe OP is just confused.

She was 14, that's sad.

14 wtf

Good for her for sharing but found herself pregnant? Um no. She took a load inside her. She didn't just find it.

Did anyone else read her autobio, "In Pieces"? She had a rather fucked up childhood...

She mentioned the abortion in her book a few years ago. Amazon was flooded with hateful Christian/religious comments in the reviews.

She says she was 17.

R13, thus said abortion occurred circa 1963.

I keep meaning to read it r11. Fucked up childhood? Poor Sally. :-(

Is it worth buying or should I just check it out from the library?

Helen Lawson arranged the abortion for Sally. It was the same guy Helen had been using for years.

You can tell by the way she can’t even look at the camera, she’s hunched over, that she’s still traumatized by the experience. It’s not until the end that she straightens up to say she got the all-American girl role of Gidget. 17 years old. Whole life ahead of her.

Gidget wasn’t a great show, but abortion seems a bit harsh.

So cute, still.

R18, thankfully they tackled the whole abortion issue on The Flying Nun instead!

It's been rumored for years the the guy who impregnated her was either Jack Lord or Nipsey Russell.

Was the father her step-father, Jock Mahoney? She says he sexually abused her during her childhood. Did it persist into her teen years and she never told her mother? Her mother and step-father didn't divorce until 1968.

I may have misheard her, but I got the impression that she was saying they were poor. Both her parents were working actors.

Did she talk about her other abortion?

Cool story, bro...

wtf r24

Jesus, you people. Whatever the year. The point of the story is that abortion was illegal at the time, and Sally was telling about what she had to go through back then.

And we cannot go back to those times.

It's insane that Republicans are even still a thing. Sally Field is a treasure. Everyone knows someone who had an abortion. Chances are It's someone you love.

Was she riding in cars with boys?!

When the doctor asked what he could do for her she scribbled "Separation" on a piece of paper, stood on his desk and held up the sign to him.

OP, What? She was born in 1946!

At least she didn’t abort her homo son.

[quote]So cute, still.

She's a great example of how long "cute" can last on a woman. Beauty tends to fade, but cute can go on almost indefinitely.

R15. I think if you check it out from the library that will be sufficient.

I always wondered where I had misplaced that wire hanger….and why sometimes Sally could pickup BBC Radio when she uncrossed her legs.

Even as a bitter elder gay man who hates children, this touched me. 😢

[quote]Helen Lawson arranged the abortion for Sally. It was the same guy Helen had been using for years.

And that little cunt couldn't even be bothered to get me a guest spot on one of her crappy sitcoms. That's gratitude for you. I wonder if she knows I'm the one who shit in her cornet while she was doing "The Flying Nun."

R36. Didn't Marge Redmond hold it while you squatted?

Jock Mahoney was super hot, and also a perv.

R38. He use to wrap Sal up in dry cleaning plastic or shower curtains and then rub up against her. Is that a perv thing to do?

I’m Reaching out my invisible hands…TO ABORT YOU!!

Didn’t have to keep it. Wouldn’t put you through it. You could have swept it from your life, but you wouldn’t do it…oh, you went and done it? Now you had my abortion!

R21 Nipsey Russell, not to be confused with Nipsey Hussle (RIP).

Why can't I write shit like this?

In all seriousness, sounds horrific, and for more than Sally, imagine being in that car. That Dr had to have done this before, and was clearly aware of the risks. I do wonder, why (lack of experience and education?) that Dr didn't either do it himself or have a colleague who did them, on the DL (although botched jobs happened often enough with celebs who were handled by the major picture studios, I'd have thought some underground network would've been in place).

[Quote] Jock Mahoney was super hot

Meh!

Good thing for Sally that she wasn't made infertile by that back alley abortion. Jane Russell's abortion went so badly that she was never able to have kids, and later became a staunch anti-abortion Republican.

R44, that's not a great pic of him. He was a hunky dude, even into middle age.

He faired better than some of the other Tarzans in the looks dept into old age.

*fared

Meh! Weird looking.

I really appreciate Sally doing this. People get so burned out on celebrity endorsements, and part of the reason is because we think of that celebrity as they are now: wealthy and successful. They seem immune from the potential problems that may arise if the tax rate goes up or if the price of food rises. But if more celebrities would share stories like this, then it would legitimize why they are endorsing their chosen candidate, and why we should give a shit.

Myrna Loy was also barren because of an illegal abortion.

Polly Bergen too.

Joan Crawford was barren because of an illegal abortion

Karen Grassle had a number of illegal abortions. Her book is nothing but cheap, taudry details...

[quote]Joan Crawford was barren because of an illegal abortion

A blessing in disguise.

"Barren"? What year is this?

Oh, I see -- you meant [italic]John[/italic] Barron!

the first time I didn't feel it

[quote] Good for her for sharing but found herself pregnant? Um no. She took a load inside her. She didn't just find it.

Or she was raped or assaulted or coerced. I would not presume the consent that having "took a load inside her" would entail.

Patty Duke had something to do with this.

[quote] At least she didn’t abort her homo son.

Her homo son is her penance for the abortion.

Not Without My Fetus!

R59 hon if she was raped or molested that would have been part of the disclaimer. "Found herself" is code for don't judge her for doing what everyone in the world has always done.