Priscilla Presley's Book Bombshell: Elvis' Widow Reveals He Suggested 'Having An Abortion' After She Became Pregnant with Daughter Lisa Marie On Their Wedding Night

Priscilla Presley has disclosed that Elvis candidly asked her if she would consider an abortion following an unexpected pregnancy that occurred on their wedding night,
RadarOnline.com reports.

This surprising revelation comes from her eagerly awaited memoir, Softly As I Leave You.

Priscilla’s journey began with her attraction to Elvis at the tender age of 14. The couple married in 1967 when she was 21, shortly before discovering that she was pregnant with their only child, Lisa Marie.

In her tell-all, Priscilla, now 80, expressed that the revelation of her pregnancy came as a shock, especially after managing to stay quiet about their relationship for so long.

Reflecting on her initial excitement, she wrote, “Our wedding had meant I could finally come out in the open. I was so excited. But when I got pregnant on my wedding night, those dreams fell apart.”

As new parents, both she and Elvis were uncertain and unprepared, leading Priscilla to question whether things would have been simpler had she not become pregnant.

“For weeks, Elvis and I worried in silence about what was to come. At my lowest point, I even considered how I’d feel if I had an accident and miscarried,” she confessed, grappling with feelings of guilt and uncertainty.

Realizing the emotional weight of the unexpected pregnancy, Elvis confronted her with a difficult question.

“(He) looked at me one day and asked if I wanted to have an abortion,” Priscilla reveals. “He told me he’d support whatever I wanted.”

She acknowledged that this conversation served as a “wake-up call” for her.

“The enormity of it hit me head-on, and I began to cry. I told him, ‘No! We can’t do that. This is our baby!'”

When they finally held Lisa Marie, both Elvis and Priscilla fell completely in love with their daughter. Yet their family dynamic would begin to unravel, leading to their eventual separation in 1972.

Priscilla divulges in her memoir that upon hearing of her intention to leave him, Elvis reacted with both humiliation and fury.

“Elvis found the thought of me with another man unbearable,” she recalls. “In the weeks following my departure, he expressed that ‘Mike had to die’. He even discussed hiring a hit man.”

She reveals that a mutual friend, Joe Esposito, warned her about Elvis’ threats, advising her to stay cautious and distant from her ex-husband.

Eventually, Elvis calmed down and abandoned the notion of a violent response. Priscilla continued a relationship with Stone for several more years before parting ways in 1975.

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