Abortion promoters told to stop handing out morning-after pills at Olivia Rodrigo concerts due to the presence of children



Pop star and former Disney actress Olivia Rodrigo will no longer have abortion funds handing out emergency contraceptives and other birth control products at her concerts.

Days before the decision was reportedly passed down from her team, Rodrigo made international headlines after she announced her Guts World Tour would be providing morning-after pills, condoms, and even lubrication to attendees at her concerts.

Rodrigo made the announcement herself in a social media video, in which she announced a partnership with the "National Network of Abortion Funds to help those impacted with health-care barriers to get the reproductive health care they deserve."

Fans of the 21-year-old singer received a progressive care package at Rodrigo's March 12, 2024, show in St. Louis, Missouri.

The package included two boxes of Julie and promotional codes that linked to the Missouri Abortion Fund. Julie is meant to prevent pregnancy if taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex.

Other concertgoers reported getting free condoms and stickers at the concert.

free planb at @oliviarodrigo in st. louis tonight \ud83d\udc93 thank you @MOAbortionFund \u2728
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Variety has since reported that Rodrigo's team preferred they no longer pass out lubrication, condoms, and Plan B because "children are present at the concerts." The message was reportedly disseminated through the Slack messaging app by the National Network of Abortion Funds, the company that had originally partnered with Rodrigo for her North American tour dates.

Three sources at partnered abortion funds reportedly confirmed the information to Variety but not without representatives at the companies expressing extreme disappointment in the decision.

Jade Hurley, communications manager for the DC Abortion Fund, said that "youth need access to birth control and emergency contraception" and that what they were doing is "completely legal in all 50 states."

"There is something really positive about a 16- or 15-year-old having a Plan B and a few condoms in her dresser to use as she needs it," said Destini Spaeth, chair of the Prairie Abortion Fund. Her organization had a booth at Rodrigo's March 15, 2024, concert in St. Paul, Minnesota.

"Sex and sexual health tools — whether that be abortion, Plan B, condoms — are villainized because you’re [seen as being] promiscuous. We don’t look at it as a sign of responsibility," she added.

The DC Abortion Fund announced on X that they would be using a workaround after the decision, saying that they "have no issue handing out Plan B, free of charge, on the public sidewalk outside the venue."

Rodrigo's team did not respond to requests for comment.

Little do these decision-makers know: We have no issue handing out Plan B, free of charge, on the public sidewalk outside the venue\ud83e\ude77\n\n#GUTSWorldTour ticket-holders OR NOT: See you July 20th outside Capital One! We take care of us\ud83e\udec2
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'I'm really excited': Pop star Olivia Rodrigo gives out morning-after pills at concerts for 'reproductive health freedom'



Gen-Z pop star Olivia Rodrigo said she partnered with a national abortion network and decided to give out emergency contraceptives — often referred to as the morning-after pill — to concert attendees on her tour.

As part of her Guts World Tour, Rodrigo partnered with the National Network of Abortion Funds in order to give away the emergency birth control called Julie, which is meant to prevent pregnancy if taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex.

"With Julie, people are getting more than a pill; they're getting the information and support they need to make the best decisions. We want to help our customers live out a better morning after," the manufacturer said in a press release.

"Before I pop onstage, I wanted to come on here and talk about things I'm really excited about," Rodrigo told her nearly 900,000 TikTok followers. "The 'Fund 4 Good' works to support all women, girls, and people seeking reproductive health freedom. The fund will directly support community-based nonprofits that champion things like girls' education, support reproductive rights, and prevent gender-based violence."

"For the North American leg of the tour, I'll be partnering with the National Network of Abortion Funds to help those impacted with health-care barriers to get the reproductive health care they deserve."


Rodrigo's Fund 4 Good will work through the Entertainment Industry Foundation, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit.

Its mission statement called it a "global initiative committed to building an equitable and just future for women and girls through direct support of community based non-profits that champion girls’ education, support reproductive rights and prevent gender-based violence."

The new fund was unable to stick with just the abortion issue, however, as it also announced it would be fighting racism and misogyny.

"For the North American GUTS world tour, Olivia will partner with local chapters of the National Network of Abortion Funds to ensure those most impacted by systemic racism, misogyny, and healthcare barriers can get the reproductive care they deserve."

Fans of the 21-year-old singer received a progressive care package at Rodrigo's March 12, 2024, show in St. Louis, Missouri.

The package included two boxes of Julie and promotional codes that linked to the Missouri Abortion Fund. Other concert goers reported getting free condoms and stickers at the concert, Variety reported.

free planb at @oliviarodrigo in st. louis tonight \ud83d\udc93 thank you @MOAbortionFund \u2728
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Rodrigo is no stranger to political activism; in 2021, at just 18 years old, she appeared at the White House to promote vaccine efficacy with a similarly marketed, kid-targeted tagline that vaccines are "Good 4 U," a play on her hit song of the same name.

The singer has more than 13 million YouTube followers and approximately 37 million followers on Instagram.

She got her start on Disney programming at 13 years old before working on the oddly named "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" from 16 to 19.

Her music career began in 2020 after signing with Geffen and Interscope Records.

@RodrigoTimes @oliviarodrigo @MOAbortionFund she did this at charlotte too! same contraceptives <3 love her for this
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Celebrities melt down over Roe v. Wade decision: Barbra Streisand says Supreme Court is 'American Taliban,' Billie Joe Armstrong renounces citizenship, Jodie Sweetin shoved to ground at abortion protest



Celebrities suffered meltdowns while reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Celebutantes from Hollywood, music, and television raged against the Supreme Court's decision to allow states to make their own abortion laws.

Singer and actress Barbara Streisand ranted, "The Court uses religious dogma to overturn the constitutional right to abortion. This Court is the American Taliban."

Actress Bette Midler blustered, "They did it. THEY DID IT TO US! #SCOTUS has overturned #RoevWade, enshrined in the Constitution as settled law for over 50 years. How dare they? This #SCOTUS is absolutely tone-deaf to the will and even the actual needs of the American people. Well, at least the enormous HATE *Christians* have for women who don’t toe the Nazi party line Children, Kitchen, Church, has finally been revealed. GET READY, GAYS. YOU’RE NEXT."

Comic book actor Mark Ruffalo said, "Time to fight like hell in any way you know how. The American Taliban has taken over the Supreme Court."

Singer Taylor Swift griped, "I’m absolutely terrified that this is where we are - that after so many decades of people fighting for women’s rights to their own bodies, today’s decision has stripped us of that."

Actress Busy Philipps flew off the handle and said, "It doesn’t end here. F*** this sham. F*** these people. If you’re a single issue voter and your issue is your taxes, f*** you too. This Supreme Court is on you."

"Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane tweeted, "Not too long ago, this would have been dystopian sci-fi. But the legacy of the 2016 election and the indelible mark of the GOP is printed here in black and white. How much farther this will go once again depends on American voters. Blame extremism or apathy, but this is America."

Model Hailey Bieber said, "Wow…I'm speechless. What an extreme loss and disappointment. This is really really scary."

Actor Danny DeVito fumed, "Supreme Court my ass."

Monica Lewinsky lashed out, "F*** you roberts. F*** you thomas. F*** you alito. F*** you gorsuch. F*** you coney barrett."

Actor Josh Gad wrote on Twitter, "You don’t need 280 characters today. Just one word: Rage."

Alec Baldwin's daughter Ireland Baldwin said, "F*** this absolutely disgusting country. I am ashamed to be an American."

Author Glennon Doylewrote, "Comfort to every human being who feels afraid right now. I feel afraid too. it is okay to feel afraid and tender now. soon, the anger returns and we fight like bloody hell. first the pain, then the mother f***ing rising."

Filmmaker Michael Moore seethed, "This is one of the worst abominations ever committed by this country. And if we don’t act, RIGHT NOW, they will get away with it. So, on this day of infamy, I ask, I beg, I IMPLORE you — MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD! FLOOD THE STREETS! ... Remove all Republicans in November."

Singer Finneas said, "I don’t even know what to say other than absolutely f*** this."

Kim Kardashian shared a graphic that read, "In America, guns have more rights than women."

During a concert in London, Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong yelled, "F*** America," then declared he was "renouncing" his U.S. citizenship and moving to the U.K. The pop-punk singer added, “There’s too much f***ing stupid in the world to go back to that miserable f***ing excuse for a country."

During a performance at Glastonbury, singer Lorde shouted, "F*** the Supreme Court!"

Singer Olivia Rodrigo, 19, told the crowd at the Glastonbury Festival in the U.K., "I'm devastated and terrified. So many women and so many girls are going to die because of this. I wanted to dedicate this next song to the five members of the Supreme Court who have showed us that at the end of the day, they truly don't give a s**t about freedom. The song is for the justices: Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh. We hate you! We hate you!"

(WARNING: Explicit language)

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"Full House" actress Jodie Sweetin was shoved to the ground by police during a pro-abortion protest on a freeway in Los Angeles, California.

\u201cBREAKING: Footage from this morning's protest in Los Angeles, with Jodie Sweetin (@JodieSweetin) among the protestors.\u201d
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