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Headlines From The Times

Musicians for abortion rights redux

Headlines From The Times

L.A. Times Studios

News, Daily News, Society & Culture, The Times, California

4.1544 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

The young musicians taking on abortion rights in the United States and the '90s feminist rock stars who've been here before.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Folks, there's going to be some curse words in this episode.

0:03.2

Not by me, sadly.

0:04.9

I wish, but you've been warned.

0:09.4

At Glastonbury, that huge music festival that takes place in England every year,

0:14.6

it wasn't just artists who took the stage last month.

0:17.8

So did abortion.

0:19.5

I need everybody in the audience right now to say,

0:22.6

my buddy, my motherfucking choice.

0:24.6

One more time.

0:27.6

The weekend's music was overshadowed by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision

0:31.6

to overturn Roe versus Wade,

0:33.6

and among the American artists who performed,

0:35.6

the backlash was swift.

0:38.4

I'm devastated and terrified.

0:41.7

And so many women and so many girls are going to die because of this.

0:45.2

But is making a moment on stage go viral enough to start a movement?

0:55.8

I'm Gustavo Ariano.

0:59.1

You're listening to The Times, Daily News from the LA Times.

1:02.1

It's Thursday, July 21st, 2022.

1:06.6

Today, the young artists taking on abortion rights in the United States and the 90s feminist rock stars who've been here before.

1:22.2

Thank you. and the 90s feminist rock stars who've been here before. My late times colleague and music reporter, Susie Expocedo,

1:25.2

recently looked into these rockers who protest past and present.

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