in life." Political views After the Alabama Legislature's May 14, 2019, passage of House Bill 314 (also known as the "Human Life Protection Act"), Philipps advocated that women speak out if they had had abortions. On May 14, she invoked the hashtag, #YouKnowMe (established on February 18) to her 370,000 followers on Twitter, with her call for testimonies: 1 in 4 women have had an abortion. Many people think they don't know someone who has, but #youknowme. So let's do this: if you are also the 1 in 4, let's share it and start to end the shame. Use #youknowme and share your truth. The previous week she revealed on her Busy Tonight TV show that she had an abortion at age 15. On June 4, 2019, Philipps gave a testimonial before the House Judiciary Committee defending women's right to access more abortion clinics. She spoke of her own experience with abortion: I am a human being that deserves autonomy in this country that calls itself free, and choices that a human being makes about their own bodies should not be legislated by strangers who can’t possibly know or understand each individual’s circumstances or beliefs. Personal life Philipps married screenwriter Marc Silverstein on June 16, 2007. They have two children: Birdie Leigh, born in 2008, and Cricket Pearl, born in 2013. They separated in February 2021. Filmography Film Television Awards and nominations References External links PopGurls Interview: Busy Philipps 1979 births 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actors from Oak Park, Illinois Actresses from Illinois American film actresses American memoirists American podcasters American television actresses American women memoirists American women podcasters Late night television talk show hosts Living people Loyola Marymount University alumni