Friday 24 JuneThe U.S. Supreme Court rendered its verdict on the Dobbs in. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, establishing that abortion is not a protected right from the constitution. This decision therefore overturns two previous judgments which for 50 years have guaranteed the self-determination of organs or Caviar in. Wade As well as Planned Parenthood in. Casey. Now the individual states will decide whether or not to guarantee access to abortion, and the list of objecting countries is getting longer and longer. The scenario that opens up for human rights in America – in what is often called the greatest democracy in the West – and in the world is becoming more and more frightening, with the realization of the victims that this decision will create due to the inability to access safe abortion and additional rights, in which may be denied on the basis of this precedent.

Meanwhile on American streets all weekend thousands came and took to the streets to challenge this drift prohibitionists and conservatives. FROM.The reactions of various public figures spilled onto social mediabetween politicians and celebrities who couldn’t help but express their regret.

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“I am heartbroken,” Michelle Obama wrote. trusting her thoughts to Twitter – for a joyful and promising teenager who can’t finish school or live the life she wants because her reproductive decisions are controlled by her state; for the mother of an unbearable pregnancy who is now forced to carry this pregnancy to term; for parents who see their child’s future disappear before their eyes; for healthcare professionals who can no longer help them without risking jail time.”

Many and many immediately responded to the call for reaction, including the singer Lizzo, who announced via social media that he wants to donate $1 million. to organizations that support access to safe abortion: “I have decided to donate $500,000 of the proceeds from my upcoming tour to Planned Parenthood and Abortion Rights. Live Nation agreed to do the same, raising $1 MILLION in this way.” The rapper then continues, “The most important thing right now is action and loud voices. The PPFA, Abortion Foundations and similar organizations will need funding to continue offering services to the people most affected by this ban.”

In fact, it is clear that it is not the middle class who will be the most affected by this decision, who can, for example, move from one state to another to have an abortion, but the less well-off women, who have no other choice but to practice abortions in hiding, without proper medical and sanitary conditions. Many leaders spoke out about the need to donate to and support abortion advocacy organizations, including Chris Evans, who immediately donated to the Abortion Fundurging his followers to do the same.

In these cases, words are not enough, but there were many outstanding personalities who expressed their pain: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared her personal experience emphasizing the importance of free choice after experiencing violence; and the list is updated Bernie Sanders, Jamal Bowman, Cynthia Nixon, Elizabeth Warren and many others. On our side of the ocean Emmanuel Macron joined the chorus: “Abortion is a fundamental right for all women and must be protected. I want to express my solidarity with the women whose freedom has been undermined by the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States.”

From the Glastonbury stage Lily Allen and Olivia Rodrigo sang fuck youdedicating it to the Supreme Court, while during their London Live I Green Day they sent a strong message to frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, who said he would “renounce” his American citizenship. Also from the Glastonbury festival Billie Eilish addressed the issue prior to performing Your Power: “The song we’re about to play is one of our favorite songs, I think, and it’s about the concept of power and how we should always remember not to abuse it. And today is a really, really dark day for women in the US.”

The list goes on with associations, activists and brands saying they want to support their employees in gaining access to abortion. The truth is the moment is darker than ever the dream of American democracy has collapsed and we are left with a completely revised value system. The fight for human rights for all has just begun, and in this dark time we must remember the importance of hope and mobilization. ToTrusting the words of Michelle Obama: “The more we allow pessimism to drive us to helplessness, the less power we will have to help create the kind of country we want to live in.”