{"id":96297,"date":"2016-06-21T10:46:10","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T14:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=96297"},"modified":"2016-06-21T11:26:08","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T15:26:08","slug":"scandal-actress-kerry-washington-supports-human-rights-only-after-birth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/scandal-actress-kerry-washington-supports-human-rights-only-after-birth\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Scandal&#8217; actress Kerry Washington supports human rights&#8230; after birth, that is"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>During the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theunitedstateofwomen.org\/\">United State of Women Summit <\/a>at the White House, Senior Politics Reporter for The Huffington Post, Laura Bassett,\u00a0 sat with actress Kerry Washington for a video <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/kerry-washington-abortion-scandal-white-house_us_57616f79e4b05e4be8605689?\">interview. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"author-card__microbio\">Bassett, who called herself a &#8216;reproductive rights reporter,&#8217; asked the &#8220;Scandal&#8221; actress if she received any negative feedback after her character Olivia Pope had an abortion during Season 5&#8217;s finale. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The controversial scene\u00a0Bassett\u00a0is referring to is one in which Pope has an abortion while Silent Night plays in the background. Many people, even Scandal <a href=\"http:\/\/itssimplylindsay.com\/why-im-mad-at-scandals-abortion-episode\/\">fans<\/a>, expressed anger and offense towards the episode. Washington seemed\u00a0unaffected\u00a0by the backlash, saying&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">A lot of the people that may have reacted negatively are probably blocked on my Twitter, because I tend to be a pretty outspoken person when it comes to all kinds of human rights \u2014 women\u2019s reproductive rights, immigrants\u2019 rights, workers\u2019 rights, rights for people of color, voting rights. I have no problem with people expressing a difference of opinion &#8230; but I do block people who express violence, sexism, racism \u2014 that\u2019s inexcusable to me.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Washington expresses that anyone who may have reacted negatively to a preborn human being terminated is likely already blocked on her Twitter. In the next sentence she claims to be outspoken in\u00a0defending the rights of many people groups. What is wrong with this picture?\u00a0 Washington is stating that she&#8217;s proud to defend women, immigrants and people of color because they are humans deserving of rights. As for preborn children, however, they are just &#8216;choices&#8217; and those who are outspoken in their defense don&#8217;t deserve to be heard.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not in support of people who express their opinion in a violent or harassing way. I don&#8217;t blame Washington if she&#8217;s had to block any one that was threatening her. However, I know for certain that there were many sane, loving people who spoke out against that scene because it was\u00a0 disturbing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-88619 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/levatino-ad-LAN.jpg\" alt=\"levatino-ad-LAN\" width=\"306\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/levatino-ad-LAN.jpg 306w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/levatino-ad-LAN-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Washington\u00a0and others can dismiss\u00a0those voices, but they are valid and matter in our national discussion of abortion. People who hold a pro-life stance are also outspoken for the rights of women, people of color, immigrants and workers. The only difference is <em>we don&#8217;t start speaking out for them\u00a0after they&#8217;ve reached a certain\u00a0age<\/em>. We see their value\u00a0and defend their rights from\u00a0conception. Rights for human beings\u00a0begin in the womb. What rights can any of us ever attain without the right to life?<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Bassett mentioned Washington&#8217;s current pregnancy. Washington shared small challenges that arise from being pregnant while playing a character who isn&#8217;t.\u00a0During the interview I began to wonder:<em>\u00a0Why couldn&#8217;t Washington&#8217;s character Olivia Pope\u00a0have\u00a0carried\u00a0her baby to term? How empowering would it be to see a strong black\u00a0woman on screen balance motherhood and\u00a0her career?<\/em> \u00a0Washington shared she didn&#8217;t\u00a0write the episode featuring\u00a0the abortion. She gives all praise to director Shonda Rhimes. Imagine if Rhimes used the character&#8217;s pregnancy to encourage adoption or even if she offered more dialogue on the options available to Olivia Pope.\u00a0Instead of Washington having to hide her pregnancy, imagine if it could have been worked into the script.<\/p>\n<p>Washington shared that when she went to Rhimes with news of her pregnancy, the news\u00a0was\u00a0joyfully celebrated.\u00a0Washington&#8217;s\u00a0pregnancy was never an issue in regards to her job. As someone who works for\u00a0a non-profit that aids pregnant women, I know how rare and special that is. Many women are afraid to lose their jobs because of their pregnancies and feel pressured to abort. Kerry Washington is in a great position to encourage others with her personal story of being a working mom.\u00a0 It would be amazing to see her use her fame to let abortion-seeking women know they don&#8217;t have to pit career against motherhood. Washington said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">I just think it\u2019s important that we remind ourselves that we live in a country where choice is important, and I was grateful to be able to portray a character who makes a choice and doesn\u2019t have shame about it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>We do have choices\u00a0as women but they are not equal or without consequence. I\u00a0 doubt Olivia Pope&#8217;s character\u00a0will utter another word about her choice &#8212; but in reality, many post-abortive women\u00a0will, because of lasting trauma. Regardless if women regret\u00a0their decision or\u00a0celebrate it,\u00a0the act of unjustly taking innocent life is still the same.<\/p>\n<p>As a pro-life woman of color,\u00a0I&#8217;m proud to defend life at every stage, not the right to have it\u00a0destroyed.\u00a0I long for the day when characters on major TV networks fight for civil rights of all humans, regardless of their size.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the\u00a0United State of Women Summit at the White House, Senior Politics Reporter for The Huffington Post, Laura Bassett,\u00a0 sat with actress Kerry Washington for a video interview. 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