Sharon Stone recently shared her views on women’s health and abortion during Michelle Obama’s podcast. The discussion included a bold statement from Stone: “If men could get pregnant, you could find abortions from a vending machine.”

Stone recounted a secret abortion she underwent at 18, emphasizing her lack of sexual knowledge and experience at the time. She remarked, “He didn’t have any knowledge or information that I should use some kind of birth control. I could have been the girl who gave birth in the bathroom stall.”

Her comments came against a backdrop of criticism towards those opposing care for women. “And now we don’t want to give women care, OB-GYN care, and we want to prosecute women for having a miscarriage?” she asked, expressing her disbelief at the situation.

Michelle Obama joined the conversation with humor, suggesting that if men could experience childbirth, there might be a “birth Olympics,” with men filming themselves in labor and receiving accolades for enduring the pain.

Stone’s remarks sparked a response from Laura Echevarria, National Right to Life’s communications director. Echevarria criticized Stone’s comparison of abortion access to vending machines, emphasizing that abortion involves serious consequences for both the mother and the unborn child. “Reducing abortion to something dispensed on demand doesn’t elevate women; it trivializes both women and their children,” she said.

Kelsey Pritchard from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America also commented, decrying the perceived “man-bashing” within pro-choice rhetoric and expressing concern over the anonymous sale of abortion drugs online.

Stone’s podcast interview followed her recent critique of actress Sydney Sweeney for a provocative advertisement. Stone expressed her belief that individuals should take responsibility for their actions while supporting women who succeed in sports.