Rihanna, Lady Gaga Protest Alabama Abortion Ban: “Shame On You”
Rihanna and Lady Gaga are among artists taking to social media to protest the restrictive anti-abortion laws passed in the state of Alabama yesterday. The controversial bill makes Alabama the state with the most restrictive abortion law in the country, banning it entirely except in cases “to avoid a serious health risk to the unborn child's mother.” The bill challenges the 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade, which established safe and legal abortion as a constitutional right. Under the new legislation, Alabama doctors who perform abortions would face severe jail time.
Rihanna posted a photograph of the men who make up the Alabama Senate, who passed the bill before female Governor Kay Ivey signed it into law. “Take a look. These are the idiots making decisions for WOMEN in America,” she wrote. “Governor Kay Ivey...SHAME ON YOU!!!!” Gaga, meanwhile, called the bill an “outrage,” writing, “This is a travesty and I pray for all these women and young girls who will suffer at the hands of this system.” Find their reactions, and others, below.
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