Chelsea Handler Opens For First Time About Her Teenage Abortion

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Earlier this week, Chelsea Handler talked with Rosie ODonnell about an abortion she had as teenager.

Before Handler terminated her pregnancy at 16, the comedienne had wanted to become a mother, she said during an appearance on The Rosie Show. Handlers parents convinced her otherwise.

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You're not having a child right now, Handler remembered her parents telling her. This is not what our family's about. You know, you're supposed to create a life for yourself, and we want you to enjoy your life and not be raising a child. And we're certainly not going to raise it for you.

Handler said it was the right decision, and that she would not have been a good mother.

"You should do whatever you want with your body and you shouldn't let anyone tell you what to do," said Handler, host of E!s Chelsea Lately. I have no regret at all.

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Handlers comments come as the national discussion about abortion has been reinvigorated, thanks to the race for the Republican presidential nomination. All four remaining candidates have touted his pro-life bona fides.

ODonnell noted that pro-life groups often say abortions ruin womens lives.

Thats not the stuff Ive heard from my friends who have had abortions. Its not that it ruined their life. ODonnell said. Not that it was a casual thing that they! never t hink about again, but it wasnt a life-defining negative thing.