Halle Berry is passionate about her menopause — and she’s talking about it in public … on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, no less, where she’s advocating for more awareness on this.
The actress stepped up to a podium Thursday in D.C., where she was surrounded by multiple U.S. senators who’d just unveiled a bill seeking substantially more funding and resources to be thrown at menopause … something all women go through in life.
That’s where Halle enters the chat. She got up there and talked about her own experience with menopause, and shouted from the mountaintop — letting everyone know she has it.
Take a listen to her story, because it’s pretty hilarious. HB describes recently meeting up with her doctor — and noting that the guy was hesitant to even talk about menopause with her … that is, until she forced the issue and made him tackle it head-on.
Halle says this is a microcosm of something a lot of women deal with on the health front — namely, physicians not being well-versed in menopause … and the stigma surrounding it.
That’s why Halle wants to open up the conversation — and believes this new bill can help all women. The legislation is called the Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women’s Health Act, and it seeks $275 million to bring menopause care into the 21st century.
While Halle’s heart is certainly in the right place, the reactions to her menopause proclamation — and this bill in general — are a bit mixed … some feel it’s simply not that serious or deserving of this kind of spotlight.
Don’t tell Halle that though … she’s all fired up about this.
