by Hollywood celebrities from Julia Louis-Dreyfus to Laura Dern took to the streets across America on Saturday to protest nationwide abortion in response to the leaked Supreme Court ruling signaling an end to Roe vs. Wade.
Seinfeld and Veep Star Julia Louis-Dreyfus joined a rally in New York with a sign saying “If men got pregnant, you could get an ATM abortion.”
In New York, thousands gathered in Brooklyn Courthouse Square ahead of a march across the Brooklyn Bridge to lower Manhattan for another rally.
At the “Bans Off Our Bodies” rally in Los Angeles, Titanic actress Frances Fisher spoke about the main stage where she compared the fight for abortion to the civil rights movement and even the abolition of slavery.
“No more wire hangers,” Fisher shouted from the stage, referring to backstreet abortions.
Wonderful reunion at@womensmarchwith grandmother Gloria Arellanes and@venicelydia#NoMoreWireHangers #Never again#BansOffOurBodies#The power of women
@PPact pic.twitter.com/L8UUvSRAFe— Frances Fisher (@Frances_Fisher) May 14, 2022
Actress Laura Dern, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Amber Tamblyn, model Christy Turlington and Excellent chef host Padma Lakshmi
Today we march for reproductive freedom and justice✊🏾 @CTurlington @LauraDern @PPFA #BansOffOurBodies pic.twitter.com/JWkeM23VGo
— Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) May 14, 2022
Abortion 👏🏾 is 👏🏾 a 👏🏾 human 👏🏾 right 👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/xBYNtkeCzP
— Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) May 14, 2022
You don’t know what to do right now to defend our right to abortion?
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Get more information → Text SHORT to 22422#BansOffOurBodies— Christy Turlington Burns (@CTurlington) May 11, 2022
Joined by my amazing friends Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Nicole Holofcenter#BansOffOurBodies pic.twitter.com/MMOlyO3FOq
— Amber Tamblyn (@ambertamblyn) May 14, 2022
The New York march was massive. Thousands came out to declare #BansOffOurBodies pic.twitter.com/0RYsQgYF9w
— Amber Tamblyn (@ambertamblyn) May 14, 2022
Marvel actor Mark Ruffalo didn’t attend the protests, but he made sure everyone knew he was there in spirit:
If Roe is overthrown, other basic rights like our right to use birth control, marry who we love, and get the gender-affirming health care we need are all at risk. Visit https://t.co/B5POqGFFyw to find a rally near you today! pic.twitter.com/a5NpdkWj8g
—Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) May 14, 2022
Thousands of pro-abortion protesters reportedly descended on Washington, DC, and more than 400 cities on Saturday to oppose the Supreme Court’s leaked ruling signaling an end to Roe vs. Wade.
the Associated Press contributed to this report.
