Ashley Spivey attends the 'The Bachelor' Season 16 finale viewing party at the Greenwich Village Country Club on March 12, 2012 in New York City. Robin Marchant/FilmMagic
Sharing her story. Ashley Spivey revealed she recently suffered a miscarriage in an emotional Instagram post.
“I found out VERY early that I was pregnant,” the Bachelor alum, 34, wrote alongside a sonogram shot on Thursday, May 16. “I took a test before the end of my missed period bc Steve [Hunsberger] and I were trying and Steve was sure that I was (bc i had been very emotional for the previous week). He was correct on both points. However, in terms of my body, I in no way felt pregnant. If we weren’t trying, I would have thought that my period was just late from traveling.”
The former reality star added: “This was a very wanted pregnancy. Steve and I are both ready for a family. However, it was not meant to be this time. While the doctor spotted the fetal pole cardiac activity at 6 weeks, on Monday (8 weeks) with my sis and Steve in the room we received some bad news — the embryo actually had shrunk and the doctor concluded that I was experiencing a miscarriage.”
In response to the six-week abortion ban passed by Georgia, Ohio, Mississippi, Kentucky, Iowa and North Dakota, the former ABC personality went on to write, “I feel grateful that I could choose not to prolong this miscarriage and have a d&c procedure. I feel grateful that my doctor can not be prosecuted for helping me to rid myself of my miscarriage. … I have had an abortion and I have had a miscarriage. I have bodily autonomy and the women of this country deserve the same.”
Fellow Bachelor alum Bekah Martinez showed her support on the social media post, commenting, “Thank you so much for sharing.” Martinez and her boyfriend, Grayston Leonard, welcomed daughter Ruth in February.
