Pop star and former Disney Channel actress Olivia Rodrigo subtly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, praising her stance on abortion rights.
Rodrigo shared a video on her Instagram story featuring Vice President Kamala Harris speaking at a campaign rally in West Allis, Wisconsin. The video, originally from the TikTok account The News Movement, shows Harris discussing women’s “reproductive freedom.”
In Rodrigo’s story of the video that was shared, she used the praise hands emojis at the bottom.
“And, we who believe in reproductive freedom, will stop Donald Trump’s extreme abortion ban because we trust women to make decisions about their own bodies, and not have their government tell them what to do,” Harris said in the video.
“And, when Congress passes a law to restore reproductive freedoms, as President of the United States, I will sign it into law,” Harris added.
Rodrigo has previously donated a portion of her concert ticket sales to pro-abortion organizations and has distributed “Plan B” pills and condoms at her shows.
The singer has also responded to a leaked draft of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Rodrigo urged her fans to “protect our right to have a safe abortion.”
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022, placing the issue of abortion back in the hands of state lawmakers and voters, several Democrats have warned that if reelected, former President Donald Trump will implement a nationwide abortion ban.
In April, Trump released a video Truth Social regarding his stance on abortion, stating that abortion was “about the will of the people.”
“My view is now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation, or perhaps both, and whatever they decide, must be be the law of the land, in this case, the law of the state.”
“Many states will be different, many will have a different number of weeks or some will have more conservative than others and that’s what they will be. At the end of the day, this is all about the will of the people. You must follow your heart, or in many cases, your religion or your faith.”
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, several states like Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina have implemented six-week abortion bans. Meanwhile, several Southern states have passed near-total abortion bans.
In May, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) repealed an 1864 abortion law that banned almost all abortions in the state.
According to Planned Parenthood, while abortion is legal in Virginia and Kansas, there are specific restrictions for individuals under the age of 18, requiring permission from a parent or guardian who lives with them.
Other states such as Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Wisconsin allow abortion but also have certain restrictions regarding parental consent and a ban on abortions being conducted after a certain amount of weeks.
States such as Maryland, New York, Maine, or Vermont allow abortions with either only a parental notification requirement or no restrictions at all.
Olivia Rodrigo endorses Kamala Harris via Instagram. pic.twitter.com/0QqvRWNhAy
— Pop Base (@PopBase) July 24, 2024
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