Olivia Rodrigo and Lily Allen sing F*ck You to the US Supreme Court
Olivia Rodrigo and Lily Allen slammed the US Supreme Court during their Glastonbury Festival performance. On Friday (24 June), the Court officially overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v.
Wade ruling that legalised abortion nationwide – which will essentially pave the way for half of the country to restrict or completely ban the medical procedure.
The Supreme Court wrote in a document: “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.” Following the highly controversial ruling, Justice Thomas wrote that the Supreme Court should “reconsider” various landmark decisions such as the right to contraception, same-sex relationships and same-sex marriage. “In future cases, we should reconsider all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell,” said the conservative associate justice.
Since the court ruling, activists and political figures have used their platforms to protest the dangerous court decision. An array of music artists have also expressed their disappointment over the Court’s decision during this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
