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Sally Field is opening up about an illegal abortion she had when she was 17 years old.
The 77-year-old Oscar winner recalled the “traumatic” and “hideous” experience in an Instagram video on Sunday.
“I’ve been so hesitant to do this, to tell my horrific story,” Field began the caption under the video. “A time when contraception was not readily available and only if you were married. But I feel that so many women of my generation went through similar, traumatic events and I feel stronger when I think of them.”
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