Olivia Rodrigo, a former star actress on Disney Channel, is promoting abortion access on her “GUTS” concert tour and working with local pro-abortion groups to distribute free abortion pills.
Rodrigo, 21, performed in St. Louis, Missouri on Tuesday. The venue hosted booths run by the Missouri Abortion Fund and Text Right By You, a “youth-focused text line connecting Missourians to abortion care, birth care, adoption and parenting supports, birth control, and information about their rights.”
“It’s brutal out here in Missouri, but we are here for abortion access and hand out Plan B with [Text Right By You],” reads a social-media post by the Missouri Abortion Fund. On Instagram, the Missouri Abortion Fund distributed free heart-shaped stickers that say “abortion forever” and a circular sticker that says “abortion is essential” with a QR-code.
According to a photo shared on social media by an attendee of Rodrigo’s St. Louis concert, the Missouri Abortion Fund distributed the brand-name drug “Julie,” which uses the same active ingredient (Levonorgestrel) as the brand name “Plan B One Step.” WebMD states in its online “Birth Control Guide” that Levonorgestrel drugs stop the release of an egg from the ovary, “may prevent sperm from fertilizing the egg,” and “may prevent the fertilized egg from attaching to the womb.”
Rodrigo launched her “GUTS” world tour in February and is partnering with local chapters of the National Network of Abortion Funds in the North American segment of the tour to ensure that “those most impacted by systemic racism, misogyny, and healthcare barriers can get the reproductive care they deserve.”
The singer is donating a portion of proceeds from ticket sales to support her new initiative called “Fund 4 Good,” which is dedicated to ensuring “an equitable and just future for all women, girls and people seeking reproductive health freedom.”
During her performance at Glastonbury Festival the day after the Dobbs decision in 2022, Rodrigo sang “Fuck You” with Lilly Allen and dedicated the song to the Supreme Court justices who ruled in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade.
“I’m devastated and terrified, so many women and so many girls are going to die because of this,” Rodrigo said onstage. “I wanted to dedicate this next song to the five members of the Supreme Court who showed us that, at the end of the day, they truly don’t give a shit about freedom,” adding that “we hate you.”
When asked by Vogue in 2023 why she made a statement during her Glastonbury performance, Rodrigo responded that “I just think forcing women to give birth is really horrifying.”