{"id":203094,"date":"2019-05-27T07:36:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T12:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=203094"},"modified":"2019-05-27T16:24:26","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T21:24:26","slug":"anne-hathaway-abortion-prevent-poor-black-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/anne-hathaway-abortion-prevent-poor-black-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"Anne Hathaway implies abortion needed to prevent ‘poor and black’ babies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Actress Anne Hathaway, known for her role in\u00a0The Princess Diaries<\/em> films, decried the pro-life efforts of \u201cwhite women\u201d last week on Instagram<\/a>, slamming them for their assistance in the passage of an Alabama law that has made abortion all but illegal in the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes the anti-abortion movement is primarily about controlling women\u2019s bodies under the premise (for many, sincere) of saving lives, and yes this law is primarily the work of white men HOWEVER a white woman sponsored the bill and a white woman signed it into law,” Hathaway wrote in reference to Rep. Terri Collins and Governor Kay Ivey of Alabama. \u201cAs we\u2019re resisting, let us also call out the complicity of the white women who made this awful moment possible, and which\u2013make no mistake\u2013WILL lead to the unnecessary and avoidable deaths of women, a disproportionate number of whom will be poor and\/or black.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the same Instagram post, she also copied a tweet that stated \u201c62% of non-college educated white women voted Republican in 2016,\u201d and then instructed her followers to donate to pro-choice organizations.<\/p>\n

The Brooklyn-born Hathaway, herself a white woman, is an example of the ignorance and racism inherent in the pro-abortion position, with its deep roots in the eugenics movement. As former Patriots player Ben Watson said when\u00a0calling out<\/a> a similar sentiment expressed by Alyssa Milano: “To claim that giving MORE children of color the right to be born will negatively affect ‘women of color’ reveals IGNORANCE, RACISM or some combination of both. Our children and families are capable of greatness and lies like this harm our future. Dont patronize us.” Watson rightly points out that the Black population, which has suffered so much at the hands of slavery and racism in the US, is only further harmed by abortion.<\/p>\n

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Yes the anti-abortion movement is primarily about controlling women\u2019s bodies under the premise (for many, sincere) of saving lives, and yes this law is primarily the work of white men HOWEVER a white woman sponsored the bill and a white woman signed it into law. As we\u2019re resisting, let us also call out the complicity of the white women who made this awful moment possible, and which\u2013make no mistake\u2013WILL lead to the unnecessary and avoidable deaths of women, a disproportionate number of whom will be poor and\/or black. Speak up. Show up. Don\u2019t give up. Donate to @yellowfund, @plannedparenthood, @arc_southeast, @abortionfunds, @whoohio, @napawf, @gwafund, and the Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund. #Regram from @marjoriegubelmann, @rachael_britt, @rachel.cargle, @paulscheer, @berniesanders<\/a><\/p>\n

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