The day after the US Supreme Court's decision to revoke the right to abortion, leaving every state free to ban it, singer Lizzo pledged $500,000 to Planned Parenthood and Abortion Rights, the equivalents of family planning.
These organizations will need
“funds to continue to offer their services to the people who are most affected by this ban
, explains Lizzo on her Instagram account.
The most important thing is to act and be heard.”
The half million dollars promised by Lizzo will come from the profits of his future tour.
The singer clarified that she would send money from the proceeds to the National Abortion Fund Network after a fan asked her to send
“money directly to abortion funds”
.
Live Nation, which manages the organization and promotion of its shows, joins the artist in the campaign for the right to abortion.
"Live Nation has agreed to give as much to reach $ 1 million,"
welcomes the interpreter of
Truth Hurts
on his Instagram post.
The company is very committed to these issues, like Warner, Sony, Disney or Netflix.
On Instagram, the world number 1 in concerts intends to pay its employees the travel costs for treatment and, possibly, abortions, if they were prohibited in the States where they are domiciled.
“We support community activism and will cover bail costs if any of our employees are arrested for peacefully protesting
,” they also write.
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“Black women and women of color have historically had disproportionate access to family planning resources, this is a great loss but not news,”
also writes Lizzo, already very committed to issues of fatphobia and LGBT rights.
In the United States, many personalities reacted to the decision of the Supreme Court such as Taylor Swift, Patricia Arquette, Billie Eilish or even Bette Midler.