Comedian defends abortion-themed Fringe show

The Edinburgh Fringe is hosting a ‘comedy show’ on the theme of abortion for the third year in a row.

Irish comedian Katie Boyle will use her experience of having an abortion in America as content for her stand-up routine entitled ‘Roe v. Wade versus Katie’.

Last year, stand-up comedian Grace Campbell’s act at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe touched on the grief and shame that followed her abortion.

No shame

Katie Boyle claimed her show “is not to laugh at abortion, it’s to spread awareness and education on my own personal stories that led me to having to get one and to share there is no shame in it!”

In her routine she talks about the complications she experienced: “They might put you to sleep and if they do they might give you serious pain meds not tell you and like me you could over dose so headsup”.

In advance of the Festival, Boyle wrote that she had “zero regret” and criticised people who oppose her view of being unwilling to help mothers with unexpected pregnancies to be in a position to keep their baby.

Lily Allen

Lily Allen has recently refused to apologise for boasting about her several abortions.

Speaking on her BBC podcast ‘Miss Me?’, the 40-year-old musician sang “Abortions, I’ve had a few…” to the tune of Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way’. She then admitted she “can’t remember” the number she has had, adding: “I want to say four or five”.

Allen, who has daughters aged 12 and 13, had laughed about abortion and referred to it as “getting rid of the problem”.

But following heavy criticism on social media, Allen claimed she would not feel “ashamed” about abortion and accused others of attempting to “control” her views.