Lisa Ann Walter, Milla Jovovich, Laura Dern and More Demand Abortion Rights at ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ Rallies
variety.comPat Saperstein Deputy EditorSpeakers including Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti, mayoral candidate and congressperson Karen Bass, attorney Gloria Allred and actors including Ricki Lake and Christine Lahti urged people to fight for reproductive freedom at the “Bans Off Our Bodies” rally in downtown Los Angeles Saturday.“I can’t work in Texas anymore,” said “Abbott Elementary” star Lisa Ann Walter, who stated that she is working with SAG-AFTRA to inform members of the reproductive health laws in each state. “We won’t quit until women are guaranteed autonomy all over this country.”Thousands of people turned out for the Los Angeles event in front of City Hall, while more than 380 rallies were planned across the United States.
Allred spoke about her experience of having an illegal abortion in California in the 1960s before Roe v. Wade. The attorney said she almost died from an infection.The rally was part of a nationwide effort to protest the expected overturning of Roe v.
Wade by the Supreme Court, which could see up to 36 million people across the country lose access to abortion. Organizers want to get across the message that a majority of Americans support Roe v Wade.“Abortion is essential healthcare,” Lake said at the rally.“We all share one thing in common, and that is that we are enraged,” actress Connie Britton said. “Every woman, every family deserves the right to their own body.”On Friday, Planned Parenthood took a full-page ad in the New York Times signed by artists including Camila Cabello, Selena Gomez and Olivia Rodrigo, saying “We Will Not Back Down.”A post shared by @camilaupdatescabelloLegislatures in conservative states are already passing restrictions to block access to legal abortions.
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