Í ljósi nýrra laga sem sett voru í Alabama-ríki og Georgíu-ríki í Bandaríkjunum í vikunni hafa konur notast við myllumerkið #youknowme eða #þúþekkirmig til að deila reynslu sinni af þungunarrofi.
Leikkonan og þáttastjórnandinn Busy Philipps er upphafskona myllumerkisins en hún hefur sjálf talað opinberlega um þungunarrof sem hún fór í þegar hún var aðeins 15 ára gömul. Hún vill opna umræðuna um reynslu kvenna af þungunarrofi. Þráðurinn hefur fengið mikla athygli á Twitter og hefur fjöldi kvenna deilt reynslu sinni undir myllumerkinu á samfélagsmiðlum.
1 in 4 women have had an abortion. Many people think they don't know someone who has, but #youknowme. So let's do this: if you are also the 1 in 4, let's share it and start to end the shame. Use #youknowme and share your truth.
— Busy Philipps (@BusyPhilipps) May 15, 2019
Philipps opnaði sig einnig í spjallþætti sínum, Busy Tonight, þar sem hún talaði nánar um reynslu sína.
Leikkonan Jameela Jamil hefur einnig tjáð sig um reynslu sína af þungunarrofi á Twitter. Hún segist hafa verið mjög ung þegar hún varð ólétt og sér ekki eftir ákvörðun sinni.
I had an abortion when I was young, and it was the best decision I have ever made. Both for me, and for the baby I didn’t want, and wasn’t ready for, emotionally, psychologically and financially. So many children will end up in foster homes. So many lives ruined. So very cruel.
— Jameela Jamil 🌈 (@jameelajamil) May 13, 2019
Call me whatever you like. I’m not sorry about my abortion. Contraception failed me and I did what was best for my mental and physical health at the time. And I would do it again if I had to. I don’t feel at ALL ashamed, and if you had one too, for any reason, neither should you.
— Jameela Jamil 🌈 (@jameelajamil) May 17, 2019