Roe vs Wade Overturned: Celebrities call it a 'devastating news' as Supreme Court ends abortion rights
Celebrities reacts to abortion rights ending
On Friday, the US Supreme Court shockingly overturned Roe v. Wade ruling, which would end the constitutional right to abortion across the country."The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled, and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives," the court said. After the decision,US Supreme Court has now given rights to individual states and it's on themwhether they want to permit or ban theprocedure.
It is expected that outof 50US states, halfwould make new laws and willmake abortion illegal.
After the announcement,celebrities and people condemned the court's decision to end the constitutional abortion rights after 50 years.Several stars including Elizabeth Banks,Michelle Obama, Viola Davisand Ariana Debose among others slammed the decision and called it a ''devastating news''.
Calling the news devastating for families, Banks wrote ''This is devastating news for families - Men and women - who believe the government should not decide when and with whom they become parents. This is not the end of this fight for human rights.''
Check out the celebrity's reaction here:
USA's former first ladyMichelle shared a long statement reading that she's heartbroken today for all thepeople around this country who today have ''lost the fundamental right to make informed decisions about their own bodies.''
