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Anne Hathawayis speaking out.
On Thursday, the 39-year-old actress marked the 16th anniversary ofThe Devil Wears Pradawith a post onInstagramand discussed how the country has changed since the iconic fashion film came out in 2006. Hathaway specifically shouted out the Supreme Court’s recent overturning of Roe v. Wadeamid an uncertain future.
Posting a throwback carousel of scenes from the movie, Hathaway celebratedcostume designer Patricia Fieldfor dressing the cast in “the most incredible, iconic and joyful costumes which somehow keep serving 16 years later. That’s magic.”
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“Yes the anti-abortion movement is primarily about controlling women’s 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,” she captioned herInstagrampost, featuring opened with a protest photo from the time.
“As we’re resisting, let us also call out the complicity of the white women who made this awful moment possible, and which – make no mistake – WILL lead to the unnecessary and avoidable deaths of women, a disproportionate number of whom will be poor and/or Black,” she wrote. “Speak up. Show up. Don’t give up.”
Last Friday, the Supreme Court overturned the landmarkRoe v. Wade, ruling that there is no longer a federally-protected right to an abortion in the United States.
The6-to-3 rulingreversed nearly 50 years of precedent, giving states the power to pass their own laws around abortion. Since the decision, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri and South Dakota have alreadybanned abortion in their states, afterputting “trigger bans” in placethat governors enacted after the SCOTUS ruling.
source: people.com
