When It Comes to Abortion, Hollywood Is Rarely as Accurate as This One-Woman Show
Alison Leiby tells about terminating her pregnancy in a 70-minute act at Cherry Lane Theater
Alison Leiby stands on stage during her show “Oh God, A Show About Abortion” at Cherry Lane Theater in New York.
Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/AFP/Getty ImagesOne in four women in the US will have an abortion by age 45. Alison Leiby is one of them. And she's been talking about it on stage, six days a week.
The writer and comedian is currently performing “Oh God, A Show About Abortion,” a 70-minute act at New York City’s Cherry Lane Theater that discusses her experience of getting an abortion, as well as feminism, sex education and her decision to be child-free. It’s a program she’s been workshopping for nearly three years, though it hit particular resonance after the US Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide.