Jennifer Lawrence, other celebrities join nationwide Women’s March rallying for reproductive rights
Thousands took to the streets all across the country Saturday to send a message to the Supreme Court: don't overturn Roe v. Wade.
Abortion rights activists participated in the fifth annual Women’s March, which took place primarily in Washington D.C., to support women's reproductive rights amid the conservative-leaning Supreme Court adding an anti-abortion case to its docket. This comes in the wake of a new restrictive Texas law, which bans nearly all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
Pro-choice activists are concerned by the latter, especially since the Supreme Court rejected a request by Texas abortion providers to block the law, thereby allowing it to take effect.
Adding to the voices were celebrities such as Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Schumer, Raven-Symoné, Alyssa Milano, Rachel Lindsay, Debbie Allen, Chelsea Handler and others.
Lawrence, who is pregnant with her first child, and Schumer attended the march in New York City.
"I don’t have a uterus and she is pregnant but we out here @womensmarch @plannedparenthood #rallyforabortionjustice," wrote Schumer, who shared a photo of the signs they brought to the rally.
Milano shared the speech she made at Washington D.C., in which she lamented, "I am tired as a woman. I am so tired of having to continually prove that my body is my own." She also called out the male politicians supporting anti-abortion legislation.
Raven-Symoné was photographed at the march in Los Angeles and told HollywoodLife that change only happens when enough people come together to fight for a common cause.
"Gay marriage wasn’t acceptable until everyone came together, and made noise, and made a stink about it and things changed, And now, I can get married. So, I believe that this form of activism can work and that’s why I’m here," she said.
The Supreme Court's new term starts Monday.
