Matty Healy gives intense speech on abortion ban at the 1975 Alabama set
A lot of people are rightfully pissed about Alabama’s abortion ban, and now the 1975‘s Matty Healy has spoken out.
Healy gave a passionate speech about women’s rights and the ban during the band’s performance in Alabama.
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Luckily, someone captured the entire speech on video which you can watch below.
here’s @Truman_Black from @the1975 talking about the abortion ban at @Hangoutfest in Alabama. excuse my shaky hands!! pic.twitter.com/cZQul7XrYP
— Paige Benjamin (@paige_benjamin) May 18, 2019
I am retweeting this as it is an incredibly pressing issue https://t.co/PmwVRJzhZm
— matty (@Truman_Black) May 18, 2019
“The reason I’m so angry is because I don’t believe [the ban] is about the preservation of life, I believe it’s about the controlling of women,” says Healy.
Healy continued, saying “you know what else is important? Freedom for women to do with their reproductive organs what they want.”
Fans on Twitter were extremely happy to see the topic addressed by the band. Take a look below for some of their reactions.
i’m crying ? @the1975 at @Hangoutfest just made the most passionate speech on how these abortion bans are NOT about protecting life, but rather controlling women… in the red state of alabama… fan for life after that ?
— huh (@uhohjas) May 17, 2019
@the1975 couldn’t of said it any better ?? #AlabamaAbortionBan #WomensRightsAreHumanRights pic.twitter.com/cgH25bphXe
— Emily Grace Kelly (@EmilyGKelly) May 18, 2019
and this is why I love @the1975 https://t.co/n6X5SHtzMw
— faith (@_faithatkinson) May 18, 2019
In case you haven’t heard, Alabama recently made all abortions illegal at any stage of pregnancy.
Bishop Briggs and grandson agreed to donate some of their Hangout Fest earnings to the Yellowhammer Fund, an organization actively helping people offset abortion costs in the state of Alabama.
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