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This members-only episode was originally published on October 4, 2020 and moved to this feed for full member access.

Busy Phillips had an abortion when she was a teenager. It\\u2019s been known for a while, but given the uncertainty of Roe v. Wade after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg\\u2019s death, she\\u2019s determined to not let people forget. (Kind of how she and many women like her will never forget the night Trump won the election\\u2014\\u201cI was really knocked back by Trump\'s win to the ground. I mean, I like to the floor, like in hysterics.\\u201d) In this new members-only bonus episode of The New Abnormal, the \\u201cFreaks and Geeks\\u201d actor tells Molly Jong-Fast how and why she transitioned from acting to activism, and why she is so passionate about standing up for reproductive rights. \\u201cI just wanted to say very simply, you know me, I had an abortion when I was 15 and the situation surrounding it is unimportant, but I deserve bodily autonomy. I deserve equality and I\'m not going to be shamed for decisions that I\'ve made about my own body and my own life based on my own beliefs,\\u201d she said. Of course, the two had to discuss that time last year that she testified in front of Congress about her abortion. If you missed it, it was definitely a moment worth seeing, especially if you despise Louie Gohmert (R-TX). Phillips explains the wonderful moment when she shut him DOWN from her point of view. (\\u201cI have to say that was my favorite thing that I\'ve ever done in my life was saying that to him.\\u201d) She also poses to Molly an interesting question: What if vasectomies were as stigmatized as abortions? (\\u201cThey\'re like, well, don\'t be insane. It\'s like, well, how is that insane?\\u201d) Plus, Phillips shares her favorite RGB quote and her feelings on Trump\\u2019s \\u201cmismanaging\\u201d of the pandemic. (\\u201cThe lack of empathy in this country that\'s been learned is incredibly overwhelming to me.)

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