Sharon Stone: If Men Got Pregnant, Abortions Would Be in Vending Machines

Actress Sharon Stone suggested on Michelle Obama's "IMO" podcast Wednesday that if men could become pregnant, abortion services would be readily accessible, stating, "If men got pregnant, you could get an abortion from a vending machine."

Stone, 68, also recounted having a secret abortion at age 18, describing her lack of sexual experience at the time and the potential for her to have given birth without support. "He didn't have any knowledge or information that I should have some kind of birth control," Stone said, referring to the person involved. "And I had no... like when I tell you I could have been the girl who gave birth in the bathroom stall."

Obama responded to Stone's remarks by humorously suggesting that if men could get pregnant, there would be a "birth Olympics" with men filming their labor experiences. "Exactly. If there would be the birth Olympics… men would film themselves going into labor and honoring their pain and, you know it would be…there would be trophies given, you know, 'well done dude,' 'Bob, you did that without an epidural,'" Obama said.

Stone criticized those who oppose women's healthcare access, questioning the idea of prosecuting women for miscarriages. "And now we don't wanna give women care, OB-GYN care, and we wanna prosecute women for having a miscarriage? What kind of arcane bullshit is this?"

The comments drew sharp criticism from anti-abortion organizations. Laura Echevarria, communications director and press secretary for National Right to Life, stated that reducing abortion to something dispensed on demand trivializes both women and their children. "Vending machines are about convenience. Abortion is about consequences— it ends the life of an unborn child and can profoundly impact the mother. Reducing abortion to something dispensed on demand doesn’t elevate women; it trivializes both women and their children," Echevarria said.

Kelsey Pritchard, communications director for Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, accused Democrats of using dismissive rhetoric. "The Democrats simply can't defend their no-limits abortion-on-demand agenda, so they resort to cynical man-bashing. Small wonder their party has negative appeal to men. If they really believed their rhetoric, they would never allow dangerous abortion drugs to be sold anonymously online," Pritchard said.

Earlier in the week, Stone also commented on actress Sydney Sweeney's provocative advertisement for a sports prediction platform, telling People, "It is up to me to be a cheerleader for the women who have made it through and become champions in women’s sports."