Rage Against The Machine share statement in support of abortion rights

nme.com:

Rage Against The Machine have shared a statement speaking out in support of abortion rights, following a leaked draft from the Supreme Court privately voting to overturn Roe v.

Wade.The landmark decision was voted on by the US Supreme Court in 1973, a ruling that made abortion legal on a federal level in the US.However, earlier this week (May 2), Politico obtained a leaked initial draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that suggested the court is prepared to overturn Roe vs.

Wade. Since then, Chief Justice John Roberts has confirmed the authenticity of the document, but has said the draft “does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case”.Draft opinions can be subject to multiple drafts and vote-trading, sometimes until just days before they are shared, so the court’s decision is not final.

If the court goes through with overturning the landmark case, however, abortion would no longer be protected as a federal right in the US, and each state would be able to decide individually whether to restrict or ban abortion.pic.twitter.com/CPUDJLqrZl— Rage Against The Machine (@RATMofficial) May 6, 2022Joining a chorus of entertainment figures speaking out on the issue, Rage Against The Machine shared a statement in support of abortion rights earlier today (May 6). “Rage Against The Machine stands in support of reproductive justice and will continue to fight against any attempts to restrict or control reproductive freedoms,” it read.“Criminalising access to abortion will only add to the suffering disproportionately felt by poor, BIPOC and undocumented communities.”The band continued: “The constant rightward shift of both major parties should alarm us all – a wake up.