No more contraceptives at Olivia Rodrigo shows
No more contraceptives at Olivia Rodrigo shows
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Rodrigo launched her 'Fund 4 Good' in conjunction with her GUTS tour. According to the website, the initiative is "committed to building an equitable and just future for all women, girls, and people seeking reproductive health freedom." A portion of the proceeds from Rodrigo’s ticket sales is also being donated to the Fund 4 Good.
Rodrigo is a vocal advocate for women’s reproductive freedom, expressing her outrage onstage after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
At a concert last week in St. Louis, Missouri, attendees were given a GUTS-branded package containing two boxes of Julie—an emergency contraceptive that can prevent pregnancy when taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex—along with information on how to access abortion care resources in the state, which has a near-total ban on abortion.
Rodrigo's team decided to halt the distribution of contraceptive materials after backlash from conservative groups about children being present at the concerts, but the singer pledged to continue to support reproductive rights.
Julie is a brand destigmatizing emergency contraception through innovative packaging, social media, and digital education efforts. Read more about it here.
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Since levonorgestrel 1.5 mg morning after pill, has low to no efficacy for women who weigh 165 lb or more, then should a person who is calling it contraceptive, and handing it out at concerts be trusted? (That's the dose shown in your pic. This issue was published in medical literature in 2011, and Mother Jones announced it to America somewhere around 2013, helping to launch the expansion of the problematic IUD industry.)
Should any health professionals touting this pill in the U.S. be trusted? Just look around at the American female population. Can you say that they aren't being scammed on a large scale.
What else does this scam entail?