Only two years after actress January Jones admitted to People Magazine that she ate her own placenta after giving birth, and nearly a decade after famed Scientologist Tom Cruise was rumored to have done the same, the infamous Church of Scientology may have finally opened up on the issue.
The placenta is an organ which lines the womb during pregnancy. When ejected from the womb as after birth, it’s said to contain a plethora of nourishing vitamins and minerals. Planned Parenthood representative Tiffany-Siobhan Washington notes, “An expansion of these clinics could provide vitamin and protein throughout inner-city communities.