{"id":2601519,"date":"2026-05-12T06:16:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-laughs-at-chelsea-handlers-childless-abortion-filled-life\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T06:17:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:17:57","slug":"hollywood-laughs-at-chelsea-handlers-childless-abortion-filled-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-laughs-at-chelsea-handlers-childless-abortion-filled-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Handler&#8217;s Childless, Abortion-Filled Life Is Now A Punchline"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhollywood-laughs-at-chelsea-handlers-childless-abortion-filled-life%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2601519&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The passage argues that abortion has become easier to criticize adn mock in mainstream entertainment, pointing to a segment from Netflix\u2019s *Roast of Kevin Hart* where Shane Gillis makes crude jokes about Chelsea Handler\u2019s childlessness and abortions. It claims Handler has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-i-say-that-married-with-children-star-details-the-moment-she-got-ms-diagnosis\/\" title=\"\u2018Can I Say That?...: \u2018Married With ...... Star Details The Moment She Got MS Diagnosis\">previously spoken publicly<\/a> about having abortions and that her media persona helped normalize portrayals of motherhood as optional or harmful.<\/p>\n<p>It further suggests that cultural attitudes have shifted in the \u201cpost-Roe\u201d and \u201cpost-Dobbs\u201d era. Citing public-opinion polls, it argues many Americans now support at least some limits on abortion, and that this moderating mood is showing up in Hollywood. The author concludes that previously \u201ctaboo\u201d pro-life language-calling abortions \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sorry-mr-president-10-reasons-don-lemon-is-not-one-of-the-most-informed-journalists-in-the-country\/\" title=\"Sorry, Mr. President: 10 Reasons Don Lemon Is Not \u2018One Of The Most Informed Journalists In The Country...\">dead kids<\/a>\u201d rather than euphemisms-is increasingly treated like fair game, to the point that the issue has become a punchline.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sFYgKYJjGPg\">Netflix Is A Joke\/Youtube<\/a>        <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/05\/12\/hollywood-laughs-at-chelsea-handlers-childless-abortion-filled-life\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Hollywood Laughs At Chelsea Handler\u2019s Childless, Abortion-Filled Life&#038;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/05\/12\/hollywood-laughs-at-chelsea-handlers-childless-abortion-filled-life\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Hollywood Laughs At Chelsea Handler\u2019s Childless, Abortion-Filled Life&#038;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/05\/12\/hollywood-laughs-at-chelsea-handlers-childless-abortion-filled-life\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/05\/12\/hollywood-laughs-at-chelsea-handlers-childless-abortion-filled-life\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Hollywood Laughs At Chelsea Handler\u2019s Childless, Abortion-Filled Life&#038;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/05\/12\/hollywood-laughs-at-chelsea-handlers-childless-abortion-filled-life\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &#038; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>When Hollywood\u2019s biggest celebrities are finally free to laugh at and mock women for killing their unborn children on live television, you know the abortion industry is finally losing its decades-long chokehold on pop culture.<\/p>\n<p>During Netflix\u2019s <em>Roast of Kevin Hart,<\/em> which aired live on Sunday night, host Shane Gillis introduced the washed-up, unmarried, and childless 51-year-old Chelsea Handler with a provocative line about how many abortions she\u2019s likely had.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-3038398359\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 fdrlst__b89e9-entity-placement\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cChelsea is a Zionist. Not saying that\u2019s a good or bad thing. Speaking of dead kids, she\u2019s a big fan of abortions. Chelsea\u2019s been scraped more times than the grill at Benihana,\u201d Gillis told the audience.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"U2gXJBSK8V\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shane Gillis vs Chelsea Handler \ud83d\ude02\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aBaVMz4R-pQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Like all good comedy, it\u2019s funny because it\u2019s true. Handler has long been vocal about the \u201cperks\u201d of remaining childless and publicly discussed at least <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/4384468\/chelsea-handler-abortions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">some<\/a> of her past abortions. She once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/chelsea-handler-child-free-life-185735293.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shared on a podcast<\/a> that she got pregnant when she was 16, and her mother pushed her to get an abortion. \u201cShe was right. I was not ready,\u201d Handler said.<\/p>\n<p>Handler is a relic of an era where being childfree and vocal about abortion was culturally unassailable. In the post-<em>Roe<\/em> world, this type of public figure was a \u201cself-empowering\u201d woman. \u201cYou are not defined by the children that you bring into the world \u2026 you\u2019re not defined by your relationships or being married,\u201d is the type of vapid advice Handler has been known to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/parents\/moms\/chelsea-handler-parenting-classes-rcna201875\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spout off. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>She has framed motherhood as optional at best and a trap at worst. In one memorable PSA-style bit, she <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/4485238\/chelsea-handler-childless-psa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sarcastically declared<\/a> that \u201cbeing childless and alone are everything they\u2019re cracked up to be,\u201d warning that once you have a child, \u201cyou never get to make another choice again.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Women who once found this model inspiring are now finding cracks in the consensus, wondering if delaying marriage and children was the right choice after all. And men like Shane Gillis, who for decades have been lectured on never even thinking about questioning a woman\u2019s \u201cright to choose,\u201d are now openly mocking women for killing their own offspring. <\/p>\n<p>In the post-<em>Dobbs<\/em> world, the tide has shifted. The American public\u2019s more moderate\u00a0views on abortion might finally be making their way into the radical left entertainment industry. A Pew Research poll published in January of this year found that <a href=\"https:\/\/sbaprolife.org\/polling#week-limit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">76 percent<\/a> of Americans want at least some limits on abortion. In 2022, over a month after the <em>Dobbs<\/em> decision was leaked, a Harvard\/Harris poll found <a href=\"https:\/\/harvardharrispoll.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/HHP_June2022_KeyResults.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">72 percent <\/a>of Americans would like abortion to be banned at no later than 15 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a significant sign for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-has-killed-her-hundreds-of-thousands-but-abortion-has-killed-her-tens-of-millions\/\" title=\"COVID Has Killed Her Hundreds of Thousands, But ... Has Killed Her Tens of Millions\">pro-life movement<\/a> that comedians and celebrities can openly label abortions what they are \u2014 \u201cdead kids\u201d \u2014 instead of the past\u2019s required regurgitation of the abortion lobby\u2019s preferred euphemisms like \u201creproductive health care\u201d or just the \u201cterminations\u201d of a \u201cclump of cells.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sacred cow of abortion is now a punchline. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Madeline Osburn is an editor at The Federalist. Contact her at madeline@thefederalist.com or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/madelineorr\">follow her on Twitter<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Madeline Osburn<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/madelineorr\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\">@madelineorr<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/madelineorr\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Abortion<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/chelsea-handler\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Chelsea Handler<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/children\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">children<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/hollywood\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Hollywood<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/marriage\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">marriage<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/pro-life\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">pro-life<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/shane-gillis\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Shane Gillis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea Handler was mocked on Netflix\u2019s Roast of Kevin Hart with remarks about abortions, reflecting a shift in public and entertainment attitudes after Dobbs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":590,"featured_media":2601522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screen-Shot-2026-05-11-at-2.37.51-PM.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[32868,79507,79508,12277,37535],"class_list":["post-2601519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-abortion-rights","tag-chelsea-handler","tag-childfree","tag-comedians","tag-reproductive-health"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screen-Shot-2026-05-11-at-2.37.51-PM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/590"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601519"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601524,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601519\/revisions\/2601524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}