Alyssa Milano Opens Up About Two Abortions She Had in 1993: 'I Was Not Equipped to Be a Mother'

Alyssa Milanohas revealed that she chose to have two abortions more than 25 years ago. In the latest episode of her podcast,Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry, the actress opened up about her personal experience with abortion — which she says happened twice in 1993, within months of one another, when she was in her early 20s. “I knew at that time, I was not equipped to be a mother, and so I chose to have an abortion,” Milano, 46, said.

Alyssa Milano Picked Daughter's September Birthdate So She Could Have Same Birthday as Beyoncé

Photo: Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Alyssa Milanois revealing howBeyoncéwas the deciding factor in choosing her daughter’s birthdate. TheSorry Not Sorryauthor, 48, talks about motherhood on PEOPLE’s newMe Becoming Mompodcast, sharing the unconventional way she landed on which day to welcome her daughterElizabella Dylan, now 7, to the world. The actress, who also shares sonMilo Thomas, 10, with husband David Bugliari, explains that while she wasn’t supposed to “labor at all” with Bella as she had a planned Cesarean section, her daughter ended up coming “five weeks early.

Alyssa Milano Provides Update on Her Uncle, Who Remains in the ICU Following Their Car Crash

Alyssa Milanois providing another update on her uncle’s condition after hesuffered a heart attack while driving on a Los Angeles freewaylast week, resulting in a car accident. TheCharmedalum, 48, was a passenger in a 2020 Ford Edge SUV, and said Monday that the crash involved “some of the most horrifying moments of my life.” Her uncle, Mitchell J. Carp, has been hospitalized at UCLA Medical Center since the Aug. 17 accident.

Alyssa Milano Recalls Thinking Miscarriage Was 'Karmic' Punishment for Abortions in Her 20s

Alyssa Milano.Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/GettyAlyssa Milanois getting candid about complicated feelings she encountered after experiencing a miscarriage.TheSorry Not Sorryauthor, 48, recalls suffering a miscarriage and feeling as if it was punishmentfor past abortions. Milano says on PEOPLE’s newpodcastMe Becoming Mom, “I definitely had this moment of, ‘Well, I’m being punished, basically, for abortions in my 20s.’ I didn’t realize that at the time. It took a while in therapy to realize that that was something that I was putting on myself.

Alyssa Milano Reflects on Marriage to David Bugliari, Says Love 'Is a Constant State of Apology'

David Bugliari and Alyssa Milano.Photo: Tara Ziemba/Getty In her new book,Alyssa Milanois candid about what makes her marriage to husband David Bugliari strong — and the difficulties they’ve faced. “Love, in many ways, is a constant state of apology. It means recognizing the things that you fail at, knowing that the person you love sees them too, and trying so hard to be better at them,” continues Milano, 48. “But most important, it means being loved in return even with those shortcomings.