Sally Field didn’t get what she wanted on her birthday.
The actress, who turned 78 on Wednesday, was seen disposing of a sign in support of Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, outside her home in Los Angeles the morning after the presidential election .
The “Steel Magnolias” star also trashed a sign that read, “Vote pro-choice, pro-equality, pro-democracy by November 5th.”
Sally Field opens up about ‘horrific’ abortion as teen in support of Harris
Sally Field was seen tearing down her Harris-Walz sign outside her Los Angeles home on her 78th birthday. (GPRS/MEGA)
The actress looked casual in sweatpants and a button-down shirt as she removed the Harris-Walz sign from her property. (GPRS/MEGA)
Fields was seen carrying two signs toward the trash. (GPRS/MEGA)
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Fields looked cozy from her home wearing sweatpants and a button-down shirt. With her hair tied in braids and AirPods in her ears, she looked like she was ready to get down to business, ripping signs from the ground and walking across the street to trash and recycling bins.
The field also held a sign that read, “Vote pro-choice, pro-equality, pro-democracy by November 5.” (GPRS/MEGA)
Fields threw his Harris-Walz sign into the recycling bin outside his home. (GPRS/MEGA)
On Tuesday, Fields and his son Sam, both wearing Harris-Walz gear, encouraged people to get out and vote. “Whether you’re a Democrat, Republican or Independent – vote for democracy, for human rights, for women’s rights, for conscience, for hope, vote for @kalamalaharris and @timwalz,” she wrote. on Instagram,
Sally Field and her son Sam pose for a photo on Election Day and encourage people to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. (Sally Field Instagram)
Fields initially endorsed the current vice president last month, as well as made a sensitive confession about his youth. In an emotional video shared on Instagram, the actress revealed that she had an abortion in Mexico when she was 17 years old.
“I am very hesitant to do this, to tell my horrific story,” she captioned the video. “It was a worse time than now. There was a time when contraception was not easily available, and was only available if you were married. But I think many women of my generation have gone through similar, traumatic events , And when I feel strong, I believe that like me, they will want to fight for their grandchildren and for all the young women in this country.
“This is one of the reasons why so many of us are supporting Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Everyone, please, pay attention to this election on the ballot up and down the ballot, in every state — especially with those ballot initiatives. Who can protect reproductive freedom? Please, we can’t go back!!
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Field explained that at the time, she had just graduated from high school and had “nothing”, including a lack of financial or emotional support from family. When she learned she was pregnant, a friend of the family, who was also a doctor, took her to Tijuana for the procedure. The doctor’s wife and his mother also accompanied him on the journey.
“It was extremely disgusting and, you know, life-changing,” Field explained, adding that she went in without any anesthetic, only to be given “a few puffs of ether” by a technician, which allowed her hand- Feet became numb. “But all I realized was how much pain I was in, and then I realized that the technician was actually manipulating me. So I had to figure out how to move my arms to push him away. ”
Fields remembers feeling “this whole state of shame” throughout the experience, and when the procedure was over, she was thrown out. “They didn’t want me there…it was illegal.”
Fields shared a “horrific story” of what she had to endure in order to have an abortion when she was a teenager. (Fraser Harrison/Getty Images)
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Field says that months later she began auditioning for acting roles and “by the end of that year, I had become ‘Gidget.’ I was the quintessential all-American, girl-next-door.”
In fact, she says, it was an accurate portrayal of herself, “because a lot of women – women of my generation, were going through this. And these are things that women are going through now. … It’s beyond that you How to go back and do this to our little girls and our young women and not have dignity and respect for their health and their own decisions about whether they feel they can afford to have a child at that time. Are capable.”
Field expressed the importance of not going back to the situation she was in when she was a teenager. (Fraser Harrison/Getty Images)
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, 13 states have enacted complete abortion bans with minimal exceptions, while 28 others have restrictions based on gestational age.
President-elect Trump stated throughout his campaign that abortion should be regulated at the state level.
President-elect Trump has said abortion rules should be decided by individual states. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)