Jennifer Lawrence, other celebrities join nationwide Women’s March rallying for reproductive rights

By Megan Stone

Thousands took to the streets all across the country Saturday to send a message to the Supreme Court: don't overturn Roe v. Wade.

Abortion rights activists participated in the fifth annual Women’s March, which took place primarily in Washington D.C., to support women's reproductive rights amid the conservative-leaning Supreme Court adding an anti-abortion case to its docket. This comes in the wake of a new restrictive Texas law, which bans nearly all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

Pro-choice activists are concerned by the latter, especially since the Supreme Court rejected a request by Texas abortion providers to block the law, thereby allowing it to take effect.

Adding to the voices were celebrities such as Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Schumer, Raven-Symoné, Alyssa Milano, Rachel Lindsay, Debbie Allen, Chelsea Handler and others.

Lawrence, who is pregnant with her first child, and Schumer attended the march in New York City.

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Amy Schumer and Jennifer Lawrence are pictured while participating at the Women's March on Oct. 2, 2021, in Washington, D.C., in an image posted by Schumer to her Instagram account.

"I don’t have a uterus and she is pregnant but we out here @womensmarch @plannedparenthood #rallyforabortionjustice," wrote Schumer, who shared a photo of the signs they brought to the rally.

Milano shared the speech she made at Washington D.C., in which she lamented, "I am tired as a woman. I am so tired of having to continually prove that my body is my own." She also called out the male politicians supporting anti-abortion legislation.

“Use your privilege to destroy your privilege.”

My speech at the #womensmarch2021. pic.twitter.com/ivfEcQAsPm

— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) October 2, 2021

Raven-Symoné was photographed at the march in Los Angeles and told HollywoodLife that change only happens when enough people come together to fight for a common cause.

"Gay marriage wasn’t acceptable until everyone came together, and made noise, and made a stink about it and things changed, And now, I can get married. So, I believe that this form of activism can work and that’s why I’m here," she said.

The Supreme Court's new term starts Monday.