Pop stars support #BansOffOurBodies
Planned Parenthood has tapped scores of young musicians, entertainers and influencers to condemn the U.S. Supreme Court's potential decision to strip their “constitutional right to abortion” by overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
In The New York Times on Friday, 160 female, male and nonbinary individuals listed their names on a full-page ad as part of the organization's #BansOffOurBodies campaign denouncing the decision and some states' abortion bans.
Among the many boldface names are Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, Selena Gomez and Shawn Mendes. Joining them are Asa Butterfield, Beanie Feldstein, Bishop Briggs, Finneas, Karlie Kloss, Kendall Jenner, Demi Lovato, Halsey, Hailey Bieber, Hayley Kiyoko, Lauren Jauregui, Madison Beer, Noah Cyrus, Phoebe Bridgers, Lykke Li, Tinashe and Meghan Trainor.
“The Supreme Court is planning to overturn
Roe v. Wade, taking away the constitutional right to abortion,” the ad said. “Our power to plan our own futures and control our own bodies depends on our ability to access sexual and reproductive health care, including abortion. We are Artists. Creators. Storytellers. We are the new generation stepping into our power. Now we are being robbed of our power. WE WILL NOT GO BACK — AND WE WILL NOT BACK DOWN.”
The ad is one of many that have already begun flooding people's TVs and phones as the midterm election races heat up. It also comes ahead of Planned Parenthood's Bans Off Our Bodies Day of Action.
The reproductive health care provider has teamed up with other organizations such as Women's March, UltraViolet, MoveOn, Liberate Abortion and SEIU to hold massive rallies and marches across the U.S. today in support of abortion rights and to protest the high court's action, which ignited a firestorm earlier this month when a purported draft majority opinion was leaked to Politico.