Brookstein objected to the trending hashtag #ShoutYourAbortion, which aimed to reverse the narrative of shame and silence over abortions after a bill to defund Planned Parenthood for one year passed in the senate this month.

– Women took to social media on Monday in an attempt to de-stigmatize abortion by sharing their stories and using the hashtag #ShoutYourAbortion.

According to The Independent, 1 in 3 women have an abortion, proving that these services (as well as sex education and family planning advice) are still very much needed.

As Lindy West, an active participant in the hashtag, told MTV, “In our culture, abortion is something we talk about in whispers, in corners, in private with other women, or not at all“.

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While I’ve never had an abortion, I have plenty of female friends who have. This was the choice I had to make at the time, the tweets said.

And, like 95% of women who have abortions, many are acknowledging that they do not regret their decision. They’ve been shamed into silence by stigma. Abortion is a thing you can say out loud.

Make no mistake: Those voices are heard in high places.

Ending stigma is not going to stop vile anti-choice politicians from taking aim at Planned Parenthood, nor will it stop Anthony Kennedy from his moral handwringing.

Their posts are in response to recent attacks on Planned Parenthood, that followed the Republican party debate about defunding the clinics. “It was an “I HAD AN ABORTION AND IT’S OK!” hashtag”.

There is also vocal opposition from those who are anti-abortion, some social media users likening abortion to murder.