#ShoutYourAbortion is a pro-abortion[1] social media campaign where people share their abortion experiences online without "sadness, shame or regret" for the purpose of "destigmatization, normalization, and putting an end to shame." Tens of thousands of people worldwide have shared their abortion experiences online using the hashtag #ShoutYourAbortion. The Shout Your Abortion campaign was started on September 19, 2015, by American activists Lindy West, Amelia Bonow, and Kimberly Morrison, in response to efforts by the United States House of Representatives to defund Planned Parenthood following the Planned Parenthood 2015 undercover videos controversy. The hashtag has received both positive and negative attention within social media and the mainstream media.[2][3][4][5][6]
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- ^ Bowden, George (22 September 2015). "Planned Parenthood's #ShoutYourAbortion Sees Women Take To Social Media To Help Save Funding". Huffington Post. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ Roy, Aditi (23 October 2015). "How the #ShoutYourAbortion Hashtag Started and Sparked a New Movement". ABC News. Retrieved 23 October 2015.