{"id":162446,"date":"2025-09-22T23:16:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/162446\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T23:16:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:16:05","slug":"priscilla-presley-recalls-elvis-suggesting-abortion-when-she-was-pregnant-with-lisa-marie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/162446\/","title":{"rendered":"Priscilla Presley Recalls Elvis Suggesting Abortion When She Was Pregnant With Lisa Marie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        &#8220;Neither Elvis nor I was ready for a child,&#8221; she wrote in her memoir, before later revealing why she didn&#8217;t trust Michael Jackson when Lisa Marie revealed she was marrying the pop icon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/people\/priscilla-presley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Priscilla Presley<\/a> is opening up about her time with <a href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/people\/elvis-presley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Elvis Presley.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a new memoir entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Softly-As-Leave-You-After\/dp\/0306836483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">&#8220;Softly, As I Leave You,&#8221;<\/a> Priscilla revealed Elvis offered for her to have an abortion when she was pregnant with their daughter <a href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/people\/lisa-marie-presley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Lisa Marie<\/a>, per <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/22\/celebrity-news\/priscilla-presley-on-elvis-lisa-marie-and-michael-jackson-in-new-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Page Six.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the publication, the book detailed how Priscilla discovered she was pregnant just a few weeks into their marriage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our wedding had meant I could finally come out in the open,&#8221; Priscilla said, &#8220;I was so excited. But when I got pregnant on my wedding night, those dreams fell apart,&#8221; she wrote, per the publication.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Neither Elvis nor I was ready for a child,&#8221; she continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For weeks, Elvis and I worried in silence about what was to come. At my lowest point, I even wondered how I&#8217;d feel if I had an accident and miscarried. I felt so guilty that I was even having these thoughts,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>When he met Priscilla, Elvis was 24 and\u00a0serving in Germany in the US Army,\u00a0while she was just 14 years old. However, the pair married when Priscilla was 21.<\/p>\n<p>In the memoir, Priscilla recalled Elvis asking her if she wanted to get an abortion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He told me he&#8217;d support whatever I wanted. His words were a wake-up call,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;The enormity of it hit me head-on, and I began to cry. I told him, &#8216;No! We can&#8217;t do that. This is our baby!'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Priscilla and Elvis went on to welcome Lisa Marie in February of 1968.<\/p>\n<p>      <a class=\"article-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/2025\/09\/17\/priscilla-presley-revals-moment-she-took-lisa-marie-off-life-support\/\" data-node-ref=\"toofab:article:1a662d60-ab6b-462d-9a99-501c9abec937\" data-container-ref=\"toofab:article:dfb4af6e-fac8-4ba1-9bb0-d8f00d95253b\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;article-block&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;article&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/43582fd54b9d4df18a46f9224b2a494d_xs.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"img-fluid article-block__img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>            Priscilla Presley Recalls Heartbreaking Moment She Took Daughter Lisa Marie Off Life Support<\/p>\n<p>          View Story\n        <\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<p>She also revealed what life was like with her late daughter, who died in 2023, and Lisa&#8217;s short lived marriage to <a href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/people\/michael-jackson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Michael Jackson.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Per an excerpt obtained by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15222112\/priscilla-presley-slams-manipulative-michael-jackson-and-spills-on-his-sex-life-and-baby-plans-with-lisa-marie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Sun<\/a>, Priscilla admitted she wasn&#8217;t over the moon about the idea of her daughter tying the knot with the pop singer back in the 90s.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was appalled by the marriage,&#8221; she said, per The Sun.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I asked her if they had a physical relationship,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;Like so many people, I wasn&#8217;t sure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Priscilla added: &#8220;She said yeah.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She said she questioned Michael&#8217;s intentions to marry Lisa Marie and felt it was because he wanted the family name and was looking for &#8220;good publicity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to the publication, Priscilla described Michael as &#8220;manipulative&#8221; and that his &#8220;childlike innocence&#8221; was a facade.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis&#8221; is available for pre-order and will be released tomorrow, September 23.<\/p>\n<p>      <a id=\"gallery-link-7078d094-a2e7-43de-8dd1-fdf64139804f\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/photos\/2025\/09\/22\/too-fabs-week-in-celebrity-photos-september-21-27\/\" data-node-ref=\"toofab:gallery:7078d094-a2e7-43de-8dd1-fdf64139804f\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"toofab:article:dfb4af6e-fac8-4ba1-9bb0-d8f00d95253b\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/c63c0a39cf3b43f8ba836334d86a8674_md.jpg\" width=\"825\" height=\"618\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8220;Neither Elvis nor I was ready for a child,&#8221; 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