The reaction of US celebrities to the Supreme Court decision on abortion

The US Supreme Court overturned the Roe vs. Wade of 1973, which for almost half a century guaranteed the right of women to abortion in the countrywith which he left in the hands of each state the power to authorize it or not.

Twenty-six of the 50 states have already passed or will pass laws banning abortion, while others have enacted strict measures governing the procedure.

“The Constitution makes no reference to abortion and none of its articles implicitly protect this right,” Judge Samuel Alito wrote, on behalf of the majority, in the court ruling. roe deer v. Wade “should be canceled,” he added.

After that historic and controversial decision, celebrities from the art world and other US personalities began to denounce the Supreme Court ruling. Thus, through social networks, the positions condemning the revocation of the Roe v. Wade (1973) and split the country in two up to the possibility of accessing legal abortion.

actress and singer Bette Midler tweeted: “They did it. They did it to us! #SCOTUS repealed #RoevWade, enshrined in the Constitution as an established law for over 50 years. How dare they? This #SCOTUS is absolutely deaf to will and even real needs of the American people. #WakeUpAmerica. ”

Another who has already expressed her firm stance on the right to abortion is actress and comedian Amy Schumer, who has become a regular face of the protests. “Prohibitions of our bodies”she wrote in an Instagram post, while in another she said: “Abortion is health care.”

“The Supreme Court is going in the wrong direction,” he said at a pro-choice rally in light of a leaked document suggesting that the right to abortion could be revoked in the United States. “Women want more rights, more access to abortion, more freedom, not less”.

In response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, he posted a series of “????” on Instagram.

Meanwhile, the actress and Oscar winner Patrizia Arquette he has declared: “This Supreme Court is a real disaster. From giving people the right to bear arms to depriving women of the right to autonomy over their own bodies. We weren’t reactive, we saw it coming. “

Meanwhile, famed writer Stephen King has used irony to criticize the US Supreme Court. “This is the best Supreme Court the 19th century has produced,” he tweeted.

The country’s former first lady, Michelle Obama, was also heartbroken by the ruling. “I am heartbroken for the people of this country who have just lost the fundamental right to make informed decisions about their bodies,” she wrote in an emotional post. “This is what our mothers, our grandmothers and our great grandmothers experienced, and now here we are. New.”

Singer Billie Eilish had previously spoken to Variety magazine on the issue of abortion rights.

“Women should say they should do, feel and be exactly what they want. There shouldn’t be anyone else telling them how to live their life, how to do shit,” she added. “It makes me so angry that if I start talking about it, I won’t stop. Men shouldn’t make women’s decisions, that’s all I have to say.”