Hollywood Legend Jane Russell Slams Abortion In Interview

LifeSite ^ | Wednesday May 28, 2003

[nickcarraway]

LONDON, May 28, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The UK Life League, a British pro-life group has reported that Jane Russell, the 1940s and '50s Hollywood movie star and pin-up girl, now aged 82, gave an interview this week slamming abortion. "People should never, ever have an abortion. Don't talk to me about it being a woman's right to choose what she does with her own body. The choice is between life and death," said Russell.

Describing her shock at finding herself pregnant at 18: "The only solution was to find a quack and get an abortion. I had a botched abortion and it was terrible. Afterwards my own doctor said: 'What butcher did this to you?' I had to be taken to hospital. I was so ill I nearly died. I've never known pain like it." Russell says that due to the abortion she was not able to have any other children.

[Lanza]

Hildy,

I have to agree with texbubba. I have known many women who have had them, and many claiming to still be pro-choice. They still have severe regrets about what they did. I don't know anyone who isn't ashamed about it, no matter how pro-choice they pretend to be.

[shiva]

How do you know "most women have regrets." In my experience, most women don't.

Actually, it depends on how old the person is whom you ask. As they get older they regret having gotten pregnant and having had an abortion(s). Every year they think of how old that child would be now and how having a son or daughter could not have been such a bad idea. Like I said depends on the age. Most regret it when they are older. The young ones don't know any better and abortion to many is a way of birth control.

[Woahhs]

I think you're wrong. And I know from experience.

And what experience is that?

[Tamar1973]

My late grandmother supported abortion rights for exactly the reasons that Jane Russell talks about: womem having access to safe abortions.

Her logic was by making abortion legal, good doctors would get into the practice and fewer women would die from abortion related complications. I think that her own sister-in-law died trying to cause a miscarriage because she couldn't get an abortion played into her reasoning alot.

Even as a teen, I never agreed with this logic but that argument was common in the 60's and early 70's among abortion rights activists.

[Redbob]

"Photo by George Hurrell -- the man was a genius."

Maybe.
He certainly had wonderful material to work with...

[stands2reason]

I only know from my own experience, and I disagree.

[mware]

Jane is a pistol. I sat at the same table with her and General Singbaul during the last CPAC conference.

She was not very pleased with George Clooney comments about Heston.

[bereanway]

I was thinking that also, but the statement "the choice is between life and death" attributed to her sounds more like a moral pronouncement on abortion. Obviously, she is also upset about the physical damage done to her. It mentions that she was never able to have any more children which I am certain is also painful at this time.

[mware]

She has been attending CPAC conferences for years. She has been a conservative for quite some time.

[Hildy]

Who's been attending CPAC Conventions?

[Hildy]

I'm not ashamed. If I had been, I wouldn't have had it. That was almost 25 years ago.

[mware]

Jane Russell

[shaggy eel]

How do you know "most women have regrets." In my experience, most women don't.

,,, drawing from your experience, how many women are you talking about?

[Hildy]

How many are you drawing from?

[onedoug]

...And what might have been....

[Hildy]

Oh, ok...tell me about it.

[votelife]

My recent letter to W:

Dear President Bush,
With the Surpeme Court session getting ready to close, it may well be time for perhaps the most important domestic decision of your presidency: the appointment of a Supreme Court Justice(s). The main reason why I supported you in 2000 and why I wanted Daschle out of power in 02 (and 04) has to do with the courts. I want America courts to interpret law, not write law. During your presidential campaign you said Thomas and Scalia were your two model justices. Those are excellent models. The High Court needs more like them. Clarence Thomas recently said to students that the tough cases were when what he wanted to do was different from what the law said. And he goes by the law. This should be a model philosophy for our justices. Your father, President Bush lost his reelection campaign for 3 main reasosn, as far as I can see. 1. he broke the no new taxes pledge 2. David Souter 3. Clinton convinced people we were in a Bush recession (which we had already come out of by the time Clinton was getting sworn in)

I urge you to learn from all three of these: 1. on taxes, you're doing great. Awesome job on the tax cut. 2. good job so far on judicial appointments. I want to see more of a fight for Estrada, Owen, and Pickering, but I commend you on your nominations. 3. by staying engaged in the economic debate you'll serve yourself well

I have been thoroughly impressed with your handling of al Queida, Iraq, and terrorism. You have inspired confidence and have shown great leadership.

But I want to remind you that your Supreme Court pick(s) will be with us LONG after you have departed office. I urge you to avoid the tempation to find a "compromise" pick. Go for a Scalia or Thomas. Don't go for an O'Connor or Kennedy. To be specific, get someone who is pro-life. Roe v Wade is one of the worst court decisions I know of, and it's the perfect example of unrestrained judicial power.

I know the temptation will be tremendous on you to nominate a moderate. But remember who your true supporters are. I am not a important leader or politician. I am "simply" a citizen who has been an enthusiatic supporter of you. I am willing to accept compromise in many areas of government but I will watch your Court nomiantions extremely closely. What the Senate Dems are doing right now is disgusting, but as the President you have the bully pulpit to stop it. Democrats will back down if you turn up serious heat on them.

Moreover, I think public opinion is shifting towards the pro-life position. Dems will want you to nominate a moderate, but almost all will vote against you anyways. Pro-choice Repubs will likely still vote for you if you nominate a Scalia, after all, you campaigned on it. So Mr. President, I urge you to stick with your campaign statements and nominate justices who believe in judicial restraint, like Scalia and Thomas.

Happy Memorial Day and may God bless you and your family.

[Woahhs]

How many are you drawing from?

Little defensive there Hildy? Maybe a little defiant?

You're sounding a tad belligerent.

[Delbert]

You have absolutely no regrets? Hard to believe unless of course you dont think that you may get a chance to meet the soul of that child in heaven.
Abortion is wrong. It is also very sad.

[Delbert]

Ok...enough of that.....we need more Jane Russell pics please.