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Jessica Chastainis certainly not in the mood to celebrate Independence Day this year, and she let the world know why.
The 45-year-old actressposted a photo of herself on InstagramMonday, sticking both middle fingers up along with the caption, “Happy ‘Independence’ Day from me and my reproductive rights.”
Chastain has been vocal about her stance on reproductive rights in the past.
Earlier this year, she revealed that having access to Planned Parenthood and birth control pills growing upallowed her to pursue her acting career.
“I’m the first person in my family to not be pregnant when I was 17,” she told British publicationThe Sunday Times. “[Planned Parenthood] had a great impact on my life because it gave me choice.”
“It makes me sick to even say this, but I never think in terms of ‘how do I get more things in this industry?’ I have a rebellious streak because I grew up with a lot of resentment, because we didn’t have things, like even food,” she added. “So because I come from that place, I know what it’s like. And it makes me angry. And I don’t [want] anyone else to be denied anything. In terms of a voice, being seen, being acknowledged and valued.”
In March, Chastain also addressed equality for all while giving her Best Actress acceptance speech forThe Eyes of Tammy Fayeatthe Oscars. “We’re faced withdiscriminatory and bigoted legislationthat is sweeping our country, with the only goal of further dividing us,” she said.
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Chastain’s post comes a little over a week after the United States Supreme CourtoverturnedRoe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision of 1973 that granted women the right to an abortion in every state.
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
