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Screen star Jane Russell dead at 89

Pro-life advocate and screen star Jane Russell has died at the age of 89.
Screen star Jane Russell dead at 89
Published: March 03, 2011 09:45 AM GMT
Updated: March 03, 2011 09:45 AM GMT

Pro-life advocate and screen star Jane Russell has died at the age of 89. Russell, the brunette bombshell of the films The Tall Men and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, whose image became a popular pinup for World War II servicemen, passed away due to respiratory failure at her Santa Monica home Monday, LifeSite News reports. “People should never, ever have an abortion. Don’t talk to me about it being a woman’s right to choose what she does with her own body. The choice is between life and death,” Russell declared in one quotation widely attributed to her. In another quotation cited by IMDB.com, Russell said that when she found herself pregnant at 18, “The only solution was to find a quack and get an abortion. I had a botched abortion and it was terrible. Afterward my own doctor said, ‘What butcher did this to you?’ I had to be taken to hospital. I was so ill I nearly died. I’ve never known pain like it.” After confirming her death on Monday, her family suggested that donations be made in her name to Care Net Pregnancy & Resource Center at 121 W. Battles, Santa Maria, CA, as well as CASA of Santa Barbara County, a group that helps abused children find a court advocate. SOURCE Silver screen star Jane Russell, abortion sufferer and pro-life advocate, dies at 89 (LifeSite News) PHOTO AND LINK Jane Russell (Wikipedia)

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