The year 2024 was centered on the struggle for the right to procreate. Even though Vice President Harris’s campaign did not result in her winning the presidency, her strong platform raised awareness of the issue at a time when access to abortion and other reproductive care services was being severely harmed, particularly in the Midwest and South. Americans clearly care about this vital kind of healthcare, as seen by the organization of abortion funds and the timely access to abortion care provided by residents nationwide who voted to codify their reproductive rights in their state constitutions.
A number of celebrities supported the cause by advocating for access to abortion care, reproductive healthcare equity, and other causes. Reckon’s 2024 summary of some of the celebrities we follow who advocated for reproductive justice causes can be seen here.
Tayana Ali
Actress Tayana Ali started a baby blanket company called Baby Yams in April to combat the maternal health epidemic among Black women. Anti-abortion legislation implemented since the fall of Roe v. Wade are even more important since, according to CDC data, Black women in the United States are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes, and 57% of Black women of reproductive age reside in states that prohibit abortion. Baby Yams’ website states that all of its profits support Black and Indigenous midwives, and Ali has consistently emphasized the value of promoting reproductive justice and birth equity.
Olivia Rodrigo
For her GUTS World Tour’s North American leg, singer Olivia Rodrigo teamed up with the National Network of Abortion Funds. During early tour stops, local abortion charities distributed free condoms and Plan B at kiosks inside concert venues. However, Variety claims that after receiving reaction online, the funds were instructed to stop disseminating sexual health services in March, despite being permitted to distribute educational booklets and merchandise for the abortion fund.
Fund 4 Good, Rodrigo’s initiative to benefit women, girls, and those seeking reproductive health independence, receives a share of the tour’s proceeds.
Olivia founded Fund 4 Good, a global project dedicated to creating a fair and decent future for all women, girls, and those seeking freedom in their reproductive health.All sales of #GUTSWorldTour tickets will contribute to the #Fund4Goodpic.twitter.com/2kfAGxy8Pa.
Jessica Biel
In order to encourage parents and children to have meaningful conversations, actress Jessica Biel collaborated with PERIOD. to develop A Kids Book About Periods. This year, Biel shared on her Instagram stories how she teaches her young sons about menstruation and addressed the media on the significance of normalizing conversations about period health.
“I don’t have all the answers, but I just tell them the truth about how I’m feeling and what’s going on with me,” she added. I make an effort to provide them with accurate, biological, and anatomically accurate facts. Do you know? But also something that won’t be too much for them to handle.
Halle Berry
In May, actress Halle Berry traveled to Capitol Hill to advocate for a bipartisan bill that would allocate $275 million for menopausal education and research.
Many people believe that menopause is only about what happens beneath our belly button, which is where our problems lie. However, menopause is more than just our lady bits. That is untrue. Every cell and organ in our body has estrogen receptors, making brain health one of the most significant problems we face as we approach midlife, according to Berry on May 2. Every area of our body is impacted.
After she told her doctor about her personal menopausal experience, including how she was misdiagnosed with herpes, she received support. Since then, Berry has introduced RESPIN, a platform for midlife and menopausal assistance as well as items to help pelvic floor wellness.
Serena Williams
According to Women’s Agenda, tennis icon and business magnate Serena Williams has consistently advocated for women’s rights by investing in 85 start-ups, 54% of which are owned by women and 79% of which have founders from underrepresented backgrounds.
She shared details of her near-death birth story in an April TIME op-ed titled “We Shouldn’t Have to Die to Give Birth in the U.S.” with journalist Elaine Welteroth in order to raise awareness for Black Maternal Health Week. Additionally, she provided financial support to the Welteroth sbirthFund, a group that helps families pay for midwifery services.
Sally Field
Actress Sally Field publicly disclosed details of her abortion experience on Instagram in October. She said that the increasing restrictions that are currently in place inspired her to share information about her trip to Mexico when she was 17 years old, when abortion was illegal in the United States.
In an Oct. 6 video, she stated, “I’m still really ashamed about it because I was raised in the 1950s and, you know, it’s ingrained in me.” The actress concluded by saying that depriving the current generation of their rights is unfair. We are unable to return.
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