Actress Was Pressured by Her Agent to Have Abortion, But Said “Absolutely Not!”
The Italian actress Ornella Muti revealed a recent interview that she was forced by her agent to have an abortion when she was pregnant at the age of 18.
Muti, also known as Francesca Romana Rivelli, spoke to the Italian magazine Corriere della Sera about his long acting career, which began at 14.
At first, Ms Muti spoke about becoming a single mother at the age of 18. “It’s not that easy”, she said said.
“It can be done without problems in other countries”
When she found out she was pregnant, she was in the middle of filming. Muti revealed that her mother and her film agent had suggested an abortion to her. Although abortion was illegal in Italy at the time, the Italian artist’s mother told her already “It can be done without problems in other countries”.
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Abortion became legal in Italy in 1978, four years after the birth of Naike, Ornella Muti’s first child.
“Definitely not!”
Ms Muti is adamant that she will not have an abortion just to make a movie. In response to pressure from his agent and mother, he approved “Definitely not!”.
Sadly, many women in the sports and entertainment industry have spoken out about the intense pressure to choose abortion. Female athletes spoke about being pressured to have an abortion and Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor expressed A record producer and doctor urged her to have an abortion. She remembers the doctor saying “Your record company spent £100,000 recording your album. You owe it to them not to have this baby”.
Right To Life UK spokeswoman Catherine Robinson said “Ornella Muti showed great courage to resist the pressure from those around her to choose abortion. Although the story ends well for Ms Muti and with his son, that is usually not the case.”
“The polling in the UK also showed surprising results 7% of British women are forced to have an abortion by their husband or partner. Such statistics contradict the idea that abortion is always the ‘choice’ it is claimed to be”.
“Women face all kinds of pressure to have an abortion. There may be professional or family pressure, perhaps medical and financial pressure. Whatever it is, it is clear that abortion is not simply a matter of choice despite the slogans of the pro-choice movement. As a society, we need to support women so that they feel empowered to embrace the new life”.
LifeNews Note: Republished with permission from Right to Life UK.
