13 celebs who aren’t afraid to stand up for the unborn

3. Andrea Bocelli

Like Jack Nicholson, Italian singer Andrea Bocelli’s views on abortion were shaped by his mother’s decision not to terminate her pregnancy, even though she was encouraged to do so. While pregnant with Bocelli, his mother was misdiagnosed with appendicitis.

Bocelli said:

“I am very religious. It means that before I fight against something, I try to fight in favor of something. It is not Christian to go against someone. I am in favor of life. And, of course, personally I do not share the idea of being able to interrupt life arbitrarily. But I cannot be the judge of those who decide in a different way. As much as I can, I show them an example and act as a role model, because I believe this is the only way.”