[NYer]

Consider the curious case of Ellen Burstyn -- neither a religious woman nor a pro-life advocate. The well-known 77-year-old actress (The Last Picture Show, The Exorcist, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore) shocked the secular world when she labeled her 18-year-old decision to abort "wrong, young, and dumb." That choice, she said, was "the lowest moment in her life." Understandably curious how a decision made more than 55 years ago could still deeply trouble Burstyn, an antsy male interviewer then asked, "Do you ever get over that?"

Academy Award winning actress Ellen Burstyn Says Abortion was the Worst Thing in Her Life

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[trisham]

What an article.

I have always liked Burstyn. God bless her for speaking out.

[afraidfortherepublic]

I did not know that story about Ellen Burstyn. As I remember, she was one of the stars of Spitfire Grill, a movie (14-15-years ago) about a young woman (not Burstyn), ex convict, who works for Burstyn after she suffers an accident.

The young ex-prisoner is haunted about an abortion that was forced on her; and she, in turn, murdered the man who forced her to undergo the abortion. It’s a charming movie until the end when the young woman (who has done much good in this little town) commits suicide and all this back story tumbles out. The ending is a surprise and a shock and is abrupt.

I wonder if Burstyn read the whole script before she took the role and how she felt about making that movie. I wonder if it colored her thinking on life issues.