‘It is my body, not the state’s’, Busy tells Judiciary Committee

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‘It is my body, not the state’s’, Busy tells Judiciary Committee

Actor Busy Philipps prepares to testify during House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties hearing titled "Threats to Reproductive Rights in America," on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. Philipps talked about her decision to have an abortion at age 15. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

By Jinitzail Hernández

Posted June 4, 2019 at 5:38pm

“I am not speaking about birth, sir, I am speaking about abortion,” former Dawson’s Creek actress Busy Philipps told Rep. Louie Gohmert in a heated exchange.

Philipps testified before the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday on reproductive rights.

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