Kelly Clarkson got emotional as she recalled her difficult pregnancy, claiming the Arizona Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold pro-life laws “could literally kill people.”
“Last week, we saw the Arizona Supreme Court uphold an 1864 law that bans almost all abortions,” the talk show host and musician said on Monday’s NBC show. kelly clarkson show.
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“Did you ever think in your lifetime that something like that would happen to us?” Clarkson asked former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. “The thinking that was going on in 1864 is just insane to me. The world is so different, we know so much more now, but we’re going backwards. is.”
Clinton responded that the Arizona court’s ruling was “horrifying in every sense of the word.”
“I was afraid it would happen, but I was hoping it wouldn’t happen,” Clinton continued. “And now we’re in the midst of a very difficult time for women in about half of the states in this country, who don’t have access to the care they need.”
“Arizona’s old law has no exceptions. [for rape and incest]” said Mr. Clinton. “And the danger, not just to women’s lives, but to their rights to make their own decisions about their bodies and themselves, is very serious. And there’s another element to it that I think is very troubling. So there’s a certain kind of cruelty.”
Clarkson also noted that she had been hospitalized during both pregnancies, adding that she feared she would die.
“I literally begged God, this is real. I begged God to take me and my son to the hospital a second time because I was like, ‘This is the worst thing that can happen,'” the singer said. said. She became visibly emotional.
“It was my decision and I’m really glad I made it. I love my baby, but making someone doesn’t understand how difficult it is,” Clarkson said. added. “The fact that you take that away from someone can literally kill that person. The fact that they have to be raped by a family member and have to do that just seems insane to me.”
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