The creator and star of comedy TV series Girls said she did
not intend to "trivialise" terminating a pregnancy following comments
she made during her Women Of The Hour podcast.Dunham, 30, had recalled an incident at a Planned Parenthood
meeting in Texas when she was asked to share a story about her own abortion.She told listeners that she had never gone through the
procedure, before adding: "But I wish I had."
Her comments prompted widespread accusations that she had
trivialised abortion.She was treating a termination "like getting your
appendix removed", said one Christian organisation.Right To Life of Central California said the remarks were
"inflammatory and unhelpful".
John Gerardi, executive director, added: "Even if you
accept the argument that women have a right to obtain access to abortions,
we're still talking about another living human being."Even for pro-choice women, it's one of the worst and
most difficult decisions of their lives."It seems Lena Dunham wants to treat abortions like
getting your appendix removed."In a post on Instagram alongside a picture featuring the
word "Choice", Dunham said she was "proud" of the women who
took part in the podcast which focused on the issue of abortion."I truly hope a distasteful joke on my part won't
diminish the amazing work of all the women who participated," she wrote."I would never, ever intentionally trivialise the
emotional and physical challenges of terminating a pregnancy. My only goal is
to increase awareness and decrease stigma."
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