We applaud her for her honesty!

Chelsea Handler has never been one to make any topic off-limits, so it's no surprise that she opened up about her two abortions at age 16 in an essay for Playboy's "Freedom" issue.
    "Getting an abortion wasn’t the first idea that popped into my unripened brain. I was going through a very bad stage in my life. I hated my parents and I was having unprotected sex with my boyfriend, who was not someone I should’ve been having sex with in the first place, never mind unprotected sex. I wasn’t really playing with a full deck of cards, and when I got pregnant I just thought, ‘Why not? I can have a baby. Maybe I’ll have twins and give them rhyming names!"

The outspoken comedienne ended up terminating the pregnancy at the urging of her parents.
    "Of course, the idea that I would have a child and raise it by myself at that age, when I couldn’t even find my way home at night, was ridiculous. My parents recognized that, so they acted like parents for one of the very first times in my life and took me to Planned Parenthood. I felt parented, ironically, while I was getting an abortion. And when it was over, I was relieved in every possible way."

Less than a year later, the Netflix host found herself facing another unplanned pregnancy.
    "I had to scrape together the $230 to pay Planned Parenthood, but it was a safe abortion. Getting unintentionally pregnant more than once is irresponsible, but it’s still necessary to make a thoughtful decision. We all make mistakes all the time. I happened to f--k up twice at the age of 16. I’m grateful that I came to my senses and was able to get an abortion legally without risking my health or bankrupting myself or my family."

The 41-year-old is grateful for the 1973 Supreme Court ruling Roe v. Wade, and she doesn't think it is in any danger despite lower court attempts to restrict women's access to abortion clinics.
    "We’re too far ahead of the game. Once you go forward in history, you don’t go backward. We’ve already made the decision, and now we’re moving on to transgender rights. And it’s a wrap on men deciding what women can do with their bodies. It’s okay if you think it’s not right for women to have abortions — but it’s not your problem, because we decide. We have 7.3 billion people on this planet. Anybody who carefully decides not to become a parent — let alone a bad parent, which is what I would have become — should be applauded for making a smart and sustainable decision. I’d love for somebody to try to tell me what to do with my body. I dare them."

Bravo, Chelsea!