What: Singer Olivia Rodrigo is on tour and living up to her promise to bring awareness to reproductive healthcare—at a concert this week in Missouri, attendees could get emergency contraception pills and cards with QR codes that provided abortion access information. Missouri banned abortion after Roe fell.
Why it matters: It’s a lot more than wearing a pin for a cause.
Source: Variety
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