Thursday 30 June 2022 02:03 AM Uma Thurman's daughter Maya Hawke says she 'wouldn't exist' if her mother ... trends now
Maya Hawke says she 'wouldn't exist' had her mother Uma Thurman not made the decision to get an abortion in her late teens.
The actress, 23, spoke on the subject during Tuesday's episode of "The Tonight Show in wake of the Supreme Court's recent overturning of Roe v. Wade.
'Both of my parents' lives would've been totally derailed if she hadn't had access to safe and legal health care — fundamental health care,' she explained to host Jimmy Fallon.
'Wouldn't exist': Maya Hawke says she 'wouldn't exist' had her mother Uma Thurman not made the decision to get an abortion in her late teens; Uma and Maya pictured in 2019
Thurman shares Maya, as well as son Levon Roan, 20, with ex-husband Ethan Hawke, 51. She is also mother to daughter Luna from her relationship with French financier Arpad Busson.
May referenced a 'beautiful essay' Thurman, 52, penned late last year in The Washington Post where she opposed Texas' ban on abortions past the six-week mark.
In the op-ed, the Pulp Fiction star opened up about how her 'darkest secret' was having an abortion as a teenager after having sex with a 'much older man'.
Thurman - who has since welcomed three children - admitted the 'hard' decision gave her the opportunity to 'grow up and become the mother she is today.'
Speaking out: The actress, 23, spoke on the subject during Tuesday's episode of The Tonight Show in wake of the Supreme Court's recent overturning of Roe v. Wade
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Maya went on to explain that 'wealthy people will always be able to get abortion,' and that those in less privileged positions will be most affected by Roe v. Wade's reversal.
'So many people, because of this ruling this week, will not only not be able to pursue their dreams, but actually lose their lives and be unsafe.'
The Stranger Things star concluded her speech by issuing a strongly worded
