As assaults on reproductive freedom proceed to rise in america, greater than 250 public figures — together with Harry Styles, Megan Thee Stallion and Olivia Rodrigo — have banded collectively to throw their help behind Deliberate Parenthood.
In a letter revealed as a full-page advert in The New York Occasions Wednesday (Might 21), the British pop star, Houston rapper and “Vampire” singer had been simply three of the lots of of musicians, actors, designers, athletes and influencers who signed their names subsequent to the assertion “I’m for Deliberate Parenthood.” Addison Rae, Chelsea Cutler, Clairo, Cyndi Lauper, Del Water Hole, Gracie Abrams, Jack Antonoff, Jason Isbell, King Princess, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Maggie Rogers had been additionally among the many musicians who endorsed the message, as had been Meghan Trainor, Phoebe Bridgers, Rebecca Black, R.E.M., Remi Wolf, Sara Bareilles, Sharon Van Etten, Sheryl Crow, Soccer Mommy, St. Vincent, Stevie Nicks and Tegan and Sara.
Along with aligning themselves with the nonprofit by including their names, signatories additionally acknowledged that “People are shedding extra of our freedom to resolve how we reside our personal lives” with their signatures. “1 in 4 individuals within the U.S. have been to a Deliberate Parenthood well being middle for care: contraception, most cancers screenings, wellness exams, STI testing and therapy, abortion, gender affirming care and extra,” continues a message accompanying the letter on Planned Parenthood’s website. “I’m for you and me — not the federal government — deciding what care we want and the place we are able to go to get it.”
Different stars who signed embody actors Pedro Pascal, Mikey Madison, Scarlett Johansson, Christina Ricci, Ellen Pompeo, Laura Dern, Melissa McCarthy, Laverne Cox and Natasha Lyonne, in addition to Jimmy Kimmel, Karlie Kloss, Shonda Rhimes, Gloria Steinem, Trixie Mattel, Sofia Coppola and Cara Delevigne. Guests have the choice of including their identify to the listing of supporters on-line.
“Day by day, Deliberate Parenthood well being middle workers open the doorways of well being facilities to make sure sufferers — irrespective of who they’re — can get entry to the important well being care they want,” mentioned Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Deliberate Parenthood Federation of America, in an announcement. “Deliberate Parenthood well being facilities play an irreplaceable position in our well being system. I applaud these cultural changemakers and everybody throughout the nation who’ve mentioned, loud and clear: I’m for Deliberate Parenthood.”
The letter comes as reproductive rights are extra in danger now than they’ve been in a long time. Since re-entering the White Home in January for his second time period — two and a half years after Roe v. Wade was overturned — President Donald Trump’s administration has enacted various insurance policies proscribing entry to reproductive healthcare, slicing public well being packages centered round reproductive healthcare and eradicating authorized protections for reproductive healthcare clinics and suppliers, all inside his first 100 days in workplace, in accordance with a report by the Center for Reproductive Rights.
It additionally comes a few month after Deliberate Parenthood rallied help whereas honoring Rodrigo at its 2025 Spring Into Action Gala in New York Metropolis on April 24. After accepting the Catalyst of Change Award offered by Lily Allen — who additionally signed Monday’s letter — the “Drivers License” musician delivered a speech emphasizing the significance of the group’s work.
“Once I play exhibits, I look out at crowds stuffed with younger women, and the bond I really feel with them is profound,” she mentioned on the occasion. “We reside in a world that politicizes our our bodies and makes use of dangerous ideologies to disclaim us security and healthcare, and it breaks my coronary heart to assume that, due to oppressive legal guidelines and outdated insurance policies, a few of these women could not get to comply with their desires the best way I used to be in a position to comply with mine.”
She added on the time, “My best want is that via organizations like Deliberate Parenthood and the motion of on a regular basis residents, no girl might want to sacrifice her desires, her well being or humanity due to restrictive legal guidelines or lack of sources.”
See the listing of people that signed the letter supporting Deliberate Parenthood under: