Former Pussycat Dolls singer reacts to backlash over her pro-life activism
Kaya Jones, a former member of the Pussycat Dolls, shares about the backlash she's received for sharing her story of abortion regret.
Kaya Jones, a former singer for The Pussycat Dolls, has faced backlash for sharing her story of abortion regret, but has grace for her critics because she was once in their shoes.
"When I speak on this issue, I try to speak as genuinely as possible from my heart, because I understand the pain that some of these women are going through, or the anger," Jones told Fox News Digital. "I always say I'm not trying to take any women's rights away. I was given those opportunities to make those choices. I deeply regret them."
Jones has been outspoken about her past abortions, including being pressured into getting one done while she was a former member of The Pussycat Dolls, an all-female pop group that was popular in the mid- 2000s.
Years later, she found faith in Jesus Christ and began sharing her story with the hope that it would change lives.
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Former Pussycat Dolls singer Kaya Jones spoke to Fox News Digital about her pro-life views and journey to faith.
"If I could genuinely say, what I would hope for, is that women would hear my testimony and choose differently," Jones explained.
The singer believes there needs to be more education given to women about the unintended consequences of abortion. She likened the warnings about cancer risks on packets of cigarettes to the kind of warning labels she thinks should come on abortion pills or at clinics.
"I do think that there needs to be, just like on the packet of cigarettes, you see a Surgeon General warning [about cancer]," she explained. "We don't have that for the abortion industry. We don't have a clear understanding for women to really comprehend."
Jones feels strongly that there are spiritual consequences from having an abortion that women might not experience until decades later.
"And the spiritual side is very real. As someone who, and I have talked about it publicly, was delivered from demons. I say this because I'm not trying to scare people, but I want people to understand there is a demon behind murder. And I think with any murder there, there are demons behind it. When you do a murder inside your body — that has ramifications. You may not feel it in the here, in the now — it may affect you in 20 years," she said.
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Kaya Jones argued there needs to be stronger warnings for abortion and likened it to the cancer warnings on packets of cigarettes. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
After having her first abortion as a teenager, Jones said she felt something missing from her body, that she was "never going to get back." Once she had an abortion, it became easier to have another one.
"But once you've crossed that line, you can do it again. And that's why women are susceptible to two and three abortions and even more," she said.
By sharing her story, Jones hopes it will inspire others to share their stories of abortion regret as well, including men who regret helping women get abortions.
"I can't tell you how many messages I get from men that are like, ‘Hi, I heard your story and I paid for one. And I really feel bad that I did that. I really feel bad that I pressured her into getting an abortion,’" she said. "The amount of men that have regret that I hear from is astounding. So I hope more men in the public eye can speak on this."
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Abortion rights advocates hold signs in support of choice, at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019.
Ultimately, Jones wants others in the pro-life movement to show grace to women who may be on the opposite side on the abortion issue. She also hopes her story serves as a strong warning to young women who find themselves in unwanted pregnancies.
"Now, I would do everything so differently because I've been saved by the Lord. So I see the world differently," she said.
Since coming to faith, Jones said the road hasn't always been easy.
She talks about how her faith got her through a dark time in her new single "Royal," which was released at the end of April.
"I don't know if anyone knows the book of Job, but the book of Job is like everything gets stripped away from him, and he goes through a lot of pain. And I was going through that. I had lost six friends in the span of about a year and a half, very tragically and all, and not planned [of sickness or suicide]," Jones explained.
"It was freak accidents that were so tragic and people that meant a lot in my life that I [asked], ‘How is this happening, Lord?’" she recalled.
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Kaya Jones' new song, "Royal," came out earlier this month. (Kaya Jones)
The singer said she also experienced the devastating end of a long-term relationship with a man she had hoped to marry, and had several business failures during that period. The lyrics also allude to the turmoil in the Middle East and the deep divide in our culture.
"The whole premise of it was talking about the pain, but remembering who made you, because you're royal. If you can remember who made you when you're going through pain or going through strife or confusion or depression or anxiety —you forget who you are because the devil's really good… at making you doubt who you are," Jones said. "And if you can forget who you are, then you forget who made you. And if you forget who made you, you forget that you are beautiful and perfectly made."
"You were made by the King of Kings, so that was where we were coming from," she said of the song title.
After being "broken and bruised" by her past choices, Jones says her faith has helped her see a new version of herself.
"That was then. And so from there, the journey has been a constant one with the Lord," she explained.
She encourages new believers to take heart and realize their walk with God is a "continuous journey."
"When you feel the world coming down on you, just understand that it's a process and takes time, because you can see the development in me through time," she said.