Olivia Rodrigo handed out free condoms and morning-after capsules at her St. Louis GUTS world tour cease, whereas a portion of her tour’s complete ticket gross sales will go to abortion funds throughout the nation by her new initiative Fund 4 Good.
Via her fund, which she launched in collaboration with the tour, the Grammy-winning artist will associate up with native chapters of the Nationwide Community of Abortion Funds. Collectively, they may work to “guarantee these most impacted by systemic racism, misogyny, and healthcare obstacles can get the reproductive care they deserve,” based on its web page on the Leisure Trade Basis web site.
At her St. Louis cease on Tuesday, Rodrigo labored with the Missouri Abortion Fund to move out Julie morning-after capsules. The model launched in September 2022 after the overturning of Roe v. Wade and was constructed to alter the dialog round emergency contraception, increasing entry to communities that want it probably the most.
Julie shared a press release following the live performance, writing, “We launched Julie to rewrite the morning-after expertise for a brand new era. Changing the stigma and disgrace usually related to emergency contraception with entry, exploration and training is core to who we’re, and we’re grateful for artists like Olivia Rodrigo and initiatives just like the Missouri Abortion Fund who share our mission.”
In a social media publish, a fan who attended the St. Louis tour cease shared a photograph of two emergency contraceptive pill boxes. On prime of them was a purple, sq. sticker that learn, “Funding abortions? It’s a good suggestion, proper?” seemingly a reference to Rodrigo’s music, “dangerous thought proper?”
Along with offering contraceptives at her reveals, the singer-songwriter additionally has Nationwide Community of Abortion Funds tables arrange at every tour location.
“Supporting abortion funds has by no means been extra important, in an period the place abortion entry is underneath relentless assault,” Oriaku Njoku, Nationwide Community of Abortion Funds govt director, advised USA TODAY when the Fund 4 Good launched. “We’re excited to be in partnership with Olivia Rodrigo, as she’s uplifting the important work of abortion funds, and main (her followers) into the motion in direction of reproductive freedom!”
This isn’t the primary time Rodrigo has been outspoken about girls’s rights.
Throughout her efficiency at Glastonbury Pageant in June 2022, the day after the Supreme Courtroom overturned Roe v. Wade, the Grammy winner and Lily Allen devoted the latter’s music, “Fuck You,” to the Supreme Courtroom justices who voted to overturn it.
“I’m devastated and terrified that so many ladies and so many ladies are going to die due to this,” Rodrigo mentioned on the time. “I needed to dedicate this subsequent music to the 5 members of the Supreme Courtroom who’ve confirmed us that on the finish of the day, they really don’t give a shit about freedom.”
She added, “This music goes out to the justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh. We hate you.”
