Ireland Baldwin Was Raped and Had an Abortion, Shares Personal Stories After Supreme Court Ruling: ‘I Want Other Women to Feel Supported’
27.06.2022 - 21:19
/ usmagazine.com
Speaking her truth. Ireland Baldwin shared her personal experiences with rape and abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
The model, 26, said in a TikTok video on Sunday, June 26, it was not anyone’s “responsibility” to share their traumas with the world, but she wanted to open up to help others. “I am only now sharing my story because I want other women to feel supported and loved, whether they want to share their own story or not,” Baldwin said.
“I’m not here to tell this story today, but I was raped when I was a teenager. And I was completely unconscious when it happened, and it changed the course of the rest of my life,” she explained. “I never told anyone at the time, not for years. The only person who knew was a nurse that treated me shortly after. And I didn’t even tell my own boyfriend at the time. Not my parents. No one.”
Ireland’s parents are Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin, who were married from 1993 to 2002.
She said keeping her secret hurt many of her loved ones as she spiraled out of control. “I drank a lot more, I partied a lot more, I self-medicated,” Ireland said. “I was in other abusive and toxic relationships and friendships. I pretty much just did everything I could to distract myself.”
The Grudge Match actress continued, “Seeing so many other brave women share their stories, got me thinking what my life would have been like if I had become pregnant, and if I had to raise a baby during everything I was going through at the time. Mind you, I have medical resources, money and support that a lot of women do not have access to. It would have simply been traumatizing and impossible.”
Though she didn’t need an abortion after her assault, Ireland eventually needed to terminate a pregnancy