Phoebe Bridgers revealed Tuesday that she had an abortion while on tour last year.
The “Motion Sickness” singer, 27, made the personal confession after the Supreme Court’s drafted opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade leaked online Monday night.
“I had an abortion in October of last year while I was on tour,” Bridgers shared on her Instagram Stories over a photo of a beach.
“I went to planned parenthood where they gave me the abortion pill. It was easy.”
The California-born and bred artist added, “Everyone deserves that kind of access.”
She concluded with a link to an article from The Cut that listed abortion funds to which people can donate.
Bridgers’ Instagram Stories post, in which she talked about her abortion.Pheobe Bridgers/InstagramBridgers did not disclose with whom she was expecting a child. However, in December 2021, she confirmed her relationship with Irish actor Paul Mescal.
The “Kyoto” singer simply posted a selfie of her and Mescal leaning in to kiss her cheek.
Although this was the first time the couple announced they were dating on social media, they made their red carpet debut at the 2021 LACMA Art+Film Gala in November 2021.
Bridgers and Mescal, 26, first sparked dating rumors after reportedly spending a romantic vacation together in London in August 2020.
Bridgers and Mescal have reportedly been dating for two years.InstagramBridgers is not the first star to openly share that she has had an abortion.
In 2019, as Alabama grew closer to passing a bill that virtually bans all abortions, celebs like Busy Philipps, Jameela Jamil and Amber Tamblyn also revealed they had terminated a pregnancy.
If Roe v. Wade is indeed overturned, it means that 26 states are certain or likely to restrict abortion, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a New York-based pro-choice think tank.
Of those, 22 states already have total or near-total abortion restrictions that would kick in as soon as Roe v. Wade falls, including, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
