Outraged and heartbroken. Taylor Swift was among the many celebrities who shared their reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade after nearly 50 years.
“I’m absolutely terrified that this is where we are — that after so many decades of people fighting for women’s rights to their own bodies, today’s decision has stripped us of that,” the “All Too Well” singer, 32, wrote via Twitter on Friday, June 24, shortly after the decision was announced.
Just one month after an opinion authored by Associate Justice Samuel Alito against the constitutional right to abortion was leaked to the public, the Supreme Court formally overturned the landmark case. The decision will affect the reproductive rights of women across the country, as the legality of abortion will now be decided on a state-by-state basis. Alito wrote the majority opinion, which was decided in a 5-3-1 vote. Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan heavily criticized the majority opinion in their joint dissent: “With sorrow – for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection – we dissent.”
Like many other celebrities, Phoebe Bridgers has been an outspoken advocate for reproductive rights. After the leaked opinion made headlines last month, the “Motion Sickness” singer, 27, shared her own experience of having an abortion via Twitter. “I had an abortion in October of last year while I was on tour,” she wrote at the time. “I went to Planned Parenthood where they gave me the abortion pill. It was easy. Everyone deserves that kind of access.”
The “Kyoto” musician explained why she decided to share her story with social media in an interview with The Guardian that was published on Friday. “I’ve always found comfort in talking to people in passing – when someone’s mom says: ‘I had an abortion when I was a teen.’ It normalized it for me,” Bridgers told the outlet. “I was, ‘All right, it’s time to throw my hat into that pool … That’s not a phrase, I just made that up. But I didn’t think about it, really, at all.”
Acknowledging that “as a white, upper-middle-class woman from California, even if it were to be overturned, I will always have access” to an abortion, Bridgers added that she asked a friend who is a medical student for help when she needed to undergo the procedure. “The people with access will always have access. What pisses me off is that we’re not talking about me.” she said. “It’s so easy: I played in Texas the same week, and then I went home and was like: oh my God. Made the appointment. It was 12 hours of my life.”
Padma Laksmi, who has also been a vocal proponent of women’s rights, echoed those comments in a series of Twitter posts. “People will still get abortions,” she wrote on Friday. “These procedures won’t stop just because Roe v. Wade is overturned. This will only prevent safe, legal abortions from taking place.”
The Top Chef host, 51, continued: “The right to decide when to start a family or not is a choice every individual should be able to make on their terms when the time is right for them. This freedom and dignity is something we should all fight to preserve.”
Keep scrolling to see more celebrity reactions to the Supreme Court’s decision:
The singer retweeted former First Lady Michelle Obama's statement on the decision, which she called a "horrifying decision" that will have "devastating consequences." Swift added that she was "terrified that this is where we are" after decades of "fighting for women’s rights to their own bodies." Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
"They will never end abortion. Only safe abortion," the One Tree Hill alum wrote via Twitter. "This is not about life. It’s about control. Those motherf--kers." Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
"I am enraged. What happened today is not only a disgusting step backward for women - undermining our ability to make decisions for our own bodies… but it’s also dangerous," she wrote via Twitter. "You didn’t ban abortion, you banned access to SAFE abortion. #BansOffOurBodies" Biel's husband, Justin Timberlake, also retweeted her statement. Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock
The musician kept her statement short and to the point, describing the decision as "f--king evil." Bridgers included a link for her followers to support the Mariposa Fund, which works to provided reproductive health services to undocumented people. Rob Latour/Shutterstock
"I’m outraged! What the supreme court has done is BULLS--T. Something has to be done! Guns have more rights than women," the Oscar winner wrote via Twitter. "Stop this war on women & keep your laws off of our bodies. We have to ban together & NOT accept this! We can’t just post about it, we must DO SOMETHING about it." Rob Latour/Shutterstock
The Bachelor in Paradise alum declared: "ABORTION IS A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT!!!!! THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT CONTROL THE RIGHTS OF MY BODY!!!! I AM SICK!!!!!" Shutterstock
"I have nothing nice to say at this moment in time," DeBose wrote via Twitter, later adding, "Yeah, ain’t NOBODY telling me what I can & can’t do with my body. Ain’t nobody telling me who I get to love or marry for that matter. America… you’re in for the fight of your life." Evan Agostini/AP/Shutterstock
The Jersey Shore star shared an image of a protester holding a sign that reads, "He Who Hath Not a Uterus Should Shut The F--keth Up." Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock
Snooki's reality TV costar retweeted the post, adding that the Supreme Court is "Setting women’s rights back 😔" with the decision. Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock
Alongside a video of Capitol police arriving at the Supreme Court amid protests against the decision, Legend wrote that they were "Storm troopers on their way to tell women to shut up and accept government mandated childbirth. Sickening." Rob Latour/Shutterstock
"This decision is about more than abortion, it’s about who has power over you, who has authority to make decisions for you, and who is going to control how your future turns out," Keys wrote, while retweeting President Obama's comments on the decision. Todd Williamson/JanuaryImages/Shutterstock
"Throughout history, women haven’t been trusted," the former talk show host wrote via Twitter. "Not to vote, or to decide who they marry, and now to make their own decisions about their bodies. But you can trust we will not let this stand, that we will be heard, and we will get the rights we deserve." Shutterstock
"This nation was founded on the separation between church & state," the Avengers star wrote via Twitter. "The Supreme Court has now been made illegitimate by destruction of that separation & turned into a political organ of the religious right. We are going to have to fight for the founding principals of our nation. James Veysey/Shutterstock
The Matilda star kept his reaction concise: "Supreme Court my ass." Rob Latour/Shutterstock
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