Grammy-winning R&B singer Victoria Monét revealed she faced pressure from a music executive to have an abortion after an unexpected pregnancy, highlighting a broader issue of coercion that pro-life advocates say affects many women.
In a recent appearance on former First Lady Michelle Obama’s podcast, Monét shared the emotional toll of being presented with a PowerPoint outlining the challenges of motherhood, an experience she said felt like an encouragement to end her pregnancy.
“In retrospect, it was really, really disheartening,” Monét said of the incident. “I had a person on my team, though the intentions were good, really, really hurt my feelings because they made a PowerPoint presentation to me about how difficult it will be for me.”
She recalled the presentation’s finale, which asked, “what’s the rush?”—a statement she interpreted as pressure to abort her unborn child.
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“So that was really, really hurtful,” Monét added, describing the experience as “very emotional” but one that fueled her determination to prove motherhood would not derail her career.
Monét, who won Grammys in 2024 for best new artist, best R&B album, and best engineered album, gave birth to her daughter Hazel in 2021. She called her daughter “the biggest blessing,” noting that her hit song “On My Mama” was inspired by her journey as a mother.
“I had these preconceived notions that having a child would suspend my career or make things even more difficult, but God just was like, ‘nope,’ but it’s been so fun,” she said.
Pro-life advocates point to Monét’s story as part of a troubling pattern, citing a 2023 Charlotte Lozier Institute survey that found 60% of women who had abortions experienced “high levels of pressure to abort.”
The issue gained attention with pop star Britney Spears’ 2023 memoir, The Woman in Me, where she detailed being pressured into an abortion during her relationship with Justin Timberlake in the late 1990s.
“It was a surprise, but for me, it wasn’t a tragedy. I loved Justin so much. I always expected us to have a family together one day,” Spears wrote. “But Justin definitely wasn’t happy about the pregnancy. He said we weren’t ready to have a baby in our lives, that we were way too young.” She added, “If it had been left up to me alone, I never would have done it. And yet Justin was so sure that he didn’t want to be a father,” describing the abortion as “one of the most agonizing things I have ever experienced in my life.”
Pro-life groups argue that such coercion undermines the narrative of abortion as a free choice, emphasizing the need for greater support for women facing unexpected pregnancies. Britney Spears’ story is a poignant reminder that, as a society, we must be more compassionate and supportive of women who find themselves in similar predicaments.
Monét’s experience underscores the challenges women face in industries like entertainment, where career demands can clash with personal decisions about motherhood.
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