Sunday 26 June 2022 04:27 AM Maria Thattil says she had an abortion and calls overturning of Roe v. Wade 'a ... trends now

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Former Miss Universe Australia Maria Thattil has shared that she had an abortion in 2015.

Maria, 29, shared a photo of herself just days after she had an abortion at 21 and said she cannot imagine how her life would've turned out if she had been forced to carry that pregnancy to term.

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion in the U.S., means individual states can decide whether abortion can be made illegal. 

Posting to social media, Maria wrote: 'I was 21 when I had my #abortion and there isn't a single day that goes by where I am not grateful that I had could safely access the procedure and healthcare for my circumstances.'

'We're witnessing a violent attack on bodily autonomy and agency. Being forced to carry a pregnancy to term is not a respectable consequence of womanhood. It is a violation of personhood,' she continued. 

'And this is not about babies or honouring personhood. If it was, then where the f**k is action toward equitable access to education, healthcare & contraception? Where the f**k is swift action on major injustices like gun violence, child marriage & sexual abuse?'