She is also on the board of directors of A is For, a charity which seeks to advance 'women’s reproductive rights and end the stigma on abortion care'.Ī representative for the star did not respond to 's request on Wednesday. She began dating Phoenix in the late 80s after starring with him in the film Running On Empty. Her grandfather was John Carradine and both her parents (Keith Carradine and Shelley Plimpton) are actors. The star, now 46, was 15 when she appeared in the 1985 classic The Goonies. She has since gone on to appear in an array of films and movies including Raising Hope and Parenthood.
Plimpton previously promoted another of its garments - a shift dress with the word printed across it in bold, black lettering. The campaign manufactures t-shirts emblazoned with the words 'abortion is freedom' and 'everyone knows I had an abortion'. #ShoutYourAbortion, the organization which hosted the event where she made the comments, encourages women who have undergone abortions to talk about them in order to remove the stigma many attach to the procedure. The star was slammed online by critics who shame her for 'bragging' about the procedure Plimpton did not mention him or make reference to who her unborn baby's father was when she addressed her abortion in June. The younger brother of actor Joaquin, River had been watching Johnny Depp's band at The Viper Room when he died outside. The pair appeared together in films including Running On Empty and they stayed together for several years before Phoenix's death in 1993 from a cocaine and heroin overdose. In 1989, the year she turned 19, she was in a relationship with actor River Phoenix. 'For me in particular, because I did have two abortions as a young woman, I feel that my ability to access that kind of medical care made it possible for me to live out my dreams and do what I really want to do in life,' she told ABC in 2015. Plimpton has spoken in the past about having two abortions when she was a young actress. One likened her comments to a 'total disregard for human life'. River died in 1993 of a drug overdoseĪnother said: 'It's one thing to be pro-choice but a sad thing to brag about your abortion shame on u.' They are seen at the 1989 Oscars when she was 18. Plimpton dated actor River Phoenix for years in the late 80s and early 90s.