Fans who attended Olivia Rodrigo’s concert in Missouri reportedly received a package of emergency contraceptives as part of the singer’s initiative to raise awareness about women’s reproductive health.
Key points:
- Rodrigo, 21, held the concert in St. Louis on Tuesday as one of her stopovers for her Guts World Tour, which includes several U.S. cities and other locations in Europe.
- The contraceptives effort was part of Rodrigo’s “Fund 4 Good” initiative, which aims to create an “equitable and just future for all women, girls and people seeking reproductive health freedom.” Rodrigo, a staunch advocate of women’s reproductive health, announced the initiative on Feb. 24.
- Stephanie Kraft Sheley, project director of Right By You, one of the two advocacy groups Rodrigo’s team partnered with at the concert, clarified in a statement to NPR that they were the ones who decided to bring the emergency contraception, “which we always do when we table.” Kraft added, “It wasn’t necessarily something [Olivia’s team] asked us to do.” Right By You is a non-profit organization text-line that helps “young people in Missouri understand all pregnancy options.”
The details:
- One X user shared a picture of the emergency contraceptive package they received from the concert. The picture shows the user received two boxes of Julie, a type of emergency contraception taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex to help prevent pregnancy.
- Many fans expressed support for Rodrigo’s advocacy in their comments under the post, with one user writing, “I stand with Olivia, not everyone wants to be a mother and can’t provide a proper lifestyle for their child.” Another X user wrote, “She’s freaking awesome for partnering with them to do this.”
- Right By You handed out the packages at the concert with the help of Missouri Abortion Fund, another partner in the drive, the group explained in a post on X. Missouri…
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