Jane Fonda suggested “murder” could be an option to resolve the rise of GOP-led abortion laws that have impacted states across the country. But was she serious or just joking? Watch the video above and decide for yourself.
Fonda and Lily Tomlin appeared on Friday’s “The View” to discuss their upcoming film “Moving On” when the Oscar-winning actress and longtime activist was asked to share her opinion of anti-abortion legislation that has swept the country over the last couple of years.
“We have experienced many decades now of agency over our body of being able to determine when and how many children to have,” Fonda began. “We know what that feels like, we know what that’s done for our lives. We’re not going back. I don’t care what the laws are. We’re not going back.”
“Besides marching and protesting, what else do you suggest?” co-host Behar jumped in and asked.
“Well, I think murder,” Fonda responded.
The audience chuckled.
“What did you say?” Lily Tomlin asked.
“Murder,” Fonda repeated.
In haste, Behar told the audience and viewers watching Fonda was merely joking, despite Fonda’s “uh, no I wasn’t” expression.
“She’s kidding. Wait a second, she’s kidding. You don’t know, they’ll pick up on that and run with it,” Behar repeated in an attempt to squash that headline-making comment before it went too far.
Nearly half of the country’s state have some sort of ban on abortion following Roe v. Wade being overturned in June 2022, regardless of the majority of the country believing abortion should be legal.
