The Supreme Court overturned, Friday, June 24, 2022, the Roe vs Wade judgment which recognized since 1973 the right to abortion at the federal level. A decision that had the effect of an earthquake in the country but also in the whole world. Quickly, many Americans denounced this societal backward step. Thousands of people gathered on Saturday June 25 in Washington, surrounded by barriers and placed under police protection. “What happened yesterday is indescribable and disgusting.”chanted a 19-year-old political science student. “No woman should be forced to become a mother”.
But beyond the anonymous, many celebrities have also taken the floor to shout their indignation. Singer Lizzo has promised to donate $500,000 to Planned Parenthood, the equivalent of our family planning to continue supporting women. “The most important thing is the action and the loud voices” proclaimed the artist, who announces that his Live Nation turner will put as much money in the pot, at the end of his shows. Olivia Rodrigo launched “We hate you!“from the stage of the Glastonbury Festival, England.”I would like to dedicate this song to the five members of the Supreme Court who showed us that in the end, they don’t give a damn about freedom!“, she yelled.
In the middle of a concert in London, Billie Joe Armstrong, the leader of the famous rock group Green Day, announced to him that he was renouncing his American nationality. “Fuck America. I renounce my fucking nationality, I’ll come here ” he launched. “There’s just too much bullshit in the world to go back to this miserable country“, he added. “Oh, I’m not kidding. You will hear a lot about me in the next few days“, concluded the singer who, with the other members of the group, had already taken a stand for Ukraine after the start of the conflict initiated by the Russians.
CT
See also: “My abortion? I always kept it a secret!”