Phoebe Bridgers, Jack White, Liz Phair, Pearl Jam & more react to Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade
After the decision was leaked by Politico in early May, the Supreme Court officially overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday (6/24), ending almost 50 years of the constitutional right to having an abortion and setting up battles over contraception and marriage equality to come (in a grossly ironic twist, the ruling comes just a day after the court expanded people’s ability to carry concealed guns). Overturning Roe v. Wade sends the question of abortion’s legality to the states, many of whom have “trigger bans” in place that immediately outlaw the essential health procedure. To say this development is disturbing and reprehensible is an understatement, and numerous musicians, comedians, and other public figures have taken to social media to share their rage and sorrow, including Phoebe Bridgers, Liz Phair, Tegan and Sara, NNAMDÏ, Kelly Lee Owens, Jack White, Anti-Flag, Sylvan Esso, Finneas, Pearl Jam, Tim Heidecker, Patton Oswalt, Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, The Mountain Goats, Jason Isbell, Aparna Nancherla, Los Campesinos!, Girlpool, Record Setter, Mick Jenkins, Superchunk, of Montreal, Garbage, Margo Price, Dave Hause, Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go’s, Maggie Rogers, Tomberlin, Deerhoof, Justin Vernon, Laura Jane Grace, Best Coast, Joy Oladokun, Cat Power, Bartees Strange, Taylor Swift, Lucy Dacus, and more. Read their messages below.
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fucking evil.
— traitor joe (@phoebe_bridgers) June 24, 2022
https://twitter.com/PhizLair/status/1540353548507942917
Speechless. Striking down Roe v. Wade will have devastating repercussions for so many people. This decision is a slippery slope. What next? If you have the funds, consider giving to https://t.co/ayj3kKeh9e or https://t.co/tM6mL3KzZE
— Tegan and Sara (@teganandsara) June 24, 2022
The Griswold,
Lawrence, and Obergefell
rulings protect
contraception, same-sex
relationships, and same-sex marriage. And the court is suggesting they be reconsidered. Reallllly scary. pic.twitter.com/gDWXzdR60k— Tegan and Sara (@teganandsara) June 24, 2022
Ok burn this mf to the ground
— NNAMDÏ (@NnamdisWorld) June 24, 2022
We will aid and abet abortion, no matter what. We will share information about abortion pills, fund abortions, and save independent clinics. The courts are trying to make us afraid to help each other, we have a moral obligation to do it anyway. @ShoutYrAbortion pic.twitter.com/wDDPQ1mYPE
— Anti-Flag ❌❌ (@anti_flag) June 24, 2022
we are full of rage. bodily autonomy is a human right and abortion is healthcare. this supreme court decision cannot stand. we are going to play this festival tonight and go directly to dc to protest. we keep each other safe.
— Sylvan Esso (@SylvanEsso) June 24, 2022
I don’t even know what to say other than absolutely fuck this
— FINNEAS (@finneas) June 24, 2022
No one, not the government, not politicians, not the Supreme Court should prevent access to abortion, birth control, and contraceptives. People should have the FREEDOM to choose. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/zo67xyzex5
— Pearl Jam 🇺🇦 (@PearlJam) June 24, 2022
embarrassed to do any self promotion for the new record, on such a dark day. Fuck.
Sending love and my support to all the women out there now under attack by this Christofascist movement— Tim Heidecker Official (@timheidecker) June 24, 2022
The dude who cried about beer on TV has made a BIG decision about your life, ladies!
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) June 24, 2022
Horrified but not surprised by SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade
Today and forever I stand with women in anger and mourning over their loss of personal liberty— Brett Gurewitz (@BrettGurewitz) June 24, 2022
50 years. everybody working in reproductive justice warning that Roe needed to be protected, that these dickheads were playing the long game. 50 years of "we gotta win the next election." now this. https://t.co/bVFYD7fK1U
— The Mountain Goats (@mountain_goats) June 24, 2022
If you’re gonna talk about how divided we are as a nation, you’ll want to mention SCOTUS decisions like this one, handing power to state reps in crazy-ass gerrymandered districts and completely ignoring the will of the majority of US citizens. This is not what the people want.
— Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) June 24, 2022
the right to a safe, accessible abortion is a human right. pic.twitter.com/JUYXzFFuY8
— Aparna Nancherla (@aparnapkin) June 24, 2022
We’ve just donated $2,000 to Abortion Funds in the United States.
If you can afford to, especially if you’re a bloke, please consider showing financial support to people who need abortion access.
Direct link to donate: https://t.co/ZIvIDLGEaD
— Los Campesinos! (@LosCampesinos) June 24, 2022
Disturbing world
— Girlpool (@girlpool) June 24, 2022
the way dems in office or running are trying to make a buck from this ruling,, abolish scotus ? bruh abolish it all
— recordsetter (@recordsettertx) June 24, 2022
— Mick (@mickjenkins) June 24, 2022
POS backwards-ass 18th century country brought to you by the @GOP
— superchunk (@superchunk) June 24, 2022
Vote these medieval old turds out.
— Garbage (@garbage) June 24, 2022
riot girl summer
— Margo Price (@MissMargoPrice) June 24, 2022
Dark days. Keep your Warpaint on. https://t.co/Y1feSFkXlb
— Dave Hause (@hausedave) June 24, 2022
It breaks my heart to think of all the intelligent, creative, innovative minds and careers of women who will never have a chance to explore and experience fully realized lives.
— Kathy Valentine (@Kathy_Valentine) June 24, 2022
abortion is healthcare.
bodily autonomy is a human right.— Maggie Rogers (@maggierogers) June 24, 2022
hate it here
— tomberlin (@tomberlin) June 24, 2022
Whether it's abortion, gun control, corporate power, arresting you without reading you your rights, using your tax dollars to benefit religious institutions, the Supreme Court is deliberately laying waste to the hopes, needs, and safety of the vast majority of the US population
— 𝔻𝕖𝕖𝕣𝕙𝕠𝕠𝕗 (@deerhoof) June 24, 2022
No. Not gonna last. This country is not the country we are supposedly promised. This is not for all, it’s for some.
— blobtower (@blobtower) June 24, 2022
And yet somehow I fear this year will only get worse
— Laura Jane Grace (@LauraJaneGrace) June 24, 2022
This country is a disgrace
— Bethany Cosentino (@BethanyCoast) June 24, 2022
throw the whole court away.
— joy oladokun is in crocs. (@joyoladokun) June 24, 2022
my heart fell through my shoes when I saw the news. ♥️ https://t.co/MAiyvr3RmA
— STRANGE (@Bartees_Strange) June 24, 2022
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. https://t.co/mwK561oxxl
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) June 24, 2022
Saw this yesterday and had to log off.
The idea that adoption is a “solution” for abortion is deeply offensive. Growing up adopted & Christian, this sentiment was very present. It’s evil to shrink the issue of forced birth / state violence to this. Don’t be fooled by the smiles. https://t.co/tl1rSiu9AY— Lucy Dacus (@lucydacus) June 27, 2022