Sally Field's performance in this scene from Steel Magnolias reminds you why she's one of the greatest actors Hollywood has ever seen. | Netflix

(warning: distressing) Academy Award-winning actor Sally Field recently opened up about her traumatic abortion experience at age 17 in a powerful video shared on her Instagram. She emphasized, ‘We can’t go back.’ At the time of her pregnancy, abortion was illegal, forcing Field to travel to Tijuana, Mexico, where she underwent the procedure illegally. Field said the experience was harrowing, having been performed with little anesthesia — just ‘a few puffs of ether’ — and that she was molested du