Miss USA 2015 Olivia Jordan reveals she was 'molested as a child, raped as a teenager'

"I was molested as a child and raped as a teenager," Miss USA 2015 Olivia Jordan revealed on Instagram Monday.

Olivia's post came after Alabama, USA approved their anti-abortion law.

She said the approval of the law felt like a "direct assault" to her and those who share the same experiences as her.

"It is through that lens that I view the new policies that govern what happens to a woman’s body as a direct assault. Decisions were made for my body without my consent. My body and mind have been traumatized in ways I am still recovering from many years later. Maybe it sounds unjust to compare criminalizing abortion to being raped; but to me, it feels the same."

The American beauty queen said she used to want to scream at people who confront her with "anti-abortion messaging," but now she understands why others don't have the same view as hers.

"I’ve learned that we all have experiences that shape us and alter our lens with which we see the world. I used to get angry when confronted with anti-abortion messaging. I used to want to yell and scream back how I felt. But then we would just have two people screaming," she wrote.

"I see you. I hear why abortion is scary to you. I was educated in Catholic school, taught abstinence only “sex education”, I’ve watched a video of an abortion procedure, and I’ve done my research on both sides," she added.

 

 

 

 

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I was molested as a child and raped as a teenager. It is through that lense that I view the new policies that govern what happens to a woman’s body as a direct assault. Decisions were made for my body without my consent. My body and mind have been traumatized in ways I am still recovering from many years later. Maybe it sounds unjust to compare criminalizing abortion to being raped; but to me, it feels the same. I’ve learned that we all have experiences that shape us and alter our lense with which we see the world. I used to get angry when confronted with anti-abortion messaging. I used to want to yell and scream back how I felt. But then we would just have two people screaming. I see you. I hear why abortion is scary to you. I was educated in Catholic school, taught abstinence only “sex education”, I’ve watched a video of an abortion procedure, and I’ve done my research on both sides. I won’t impose my beliefs on you, no one will ever force you to have an abortion. And I ask, if you could pause for one second and realize how insane it is to impose your views on me, to force me or any woman to endure a pregnancy she is not ready for, maybe even one she didn’t consent to in the first place. I am pro-abortion, pro condoms and pro access to birth control. I would NEVER force you to have the same beliefs. Maybe you haven’t had the life experience I have had where your body has been controlled too many times without your consent but I have, and I will fight hard to stop any person from enduring the same fate. Can we recognize that within the pro-choice model we are both allowed to be right? You get to do what’s right for you, I get to do what’s right for me. You can keep speaking out against abortion as I can see how important it is for you to share how you feel. But please don’t support policies that strip people of their rights and their free choice. Because when men make laws that govern women’s body without their consent, I feel like I am being assaulted all over again. I feel like we are letting the perpetrators win. Peace, love and prayers for a better future where we can realize that we can live in harmony even when we don’t agree.????

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May 19, 2019 at 6:32pm PDT

Despite being pro-choice, Olivia said she would never force her beliefs on anyone. She does hope that the same goes for those who oppose.

"I won’t impose my beliefs on you, no one will ever force you to have an abortion. And I ask, if you could pause for one second and realize how insane it is to impose your views on me, to force me or any woman to endure a pregnancy she is not ready for, maybe even one she didn’t consent to in the first place." 

She stressed that she is pro-abortion and though she would never force anyone to have the same beliefs, Olivia stressed she would fight hard so that nobody else will have to endure what she went through.

"I am pro-abortion, pro condoms and pro access to birth control. I would NEVER force you to have the same beliefs. Maybe you haven’t had the life experience I have had where your body has been controlled too many times without your consent but I have, and I will fight hard to stop any person from enduring the same fate."

She continued and said anyone can speak against abortion and share how they feel but she begged them not to support "polices that strip people of their rights and free choice."

She said when people allow men to make laws that "govern women's body without their consent," for her it feels like she is being assaulted all over again.

"I feel like we are letting the perpetrators win," she added.

She ended her note on a positive note, wishing everyone "Peace, love and prayers for a better future where we can realize that we can live in harmony even when we don’t agree." — LA, GMA News