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Variety reports:

Abortion organizations hosted at Olivia Rodrigo‘s “Guts” tour will no longer be distributing emergency contraceptives at the singer’s concerts.

Organizers tell Variety that after widespread media attention, local abortion funds were told Thursday afternoon that they were no longer allowed to hand out free emergency birth control pills and other reproductive health resources at the concerts.

The initiative received a largely positive response, but, as with anything pertaining to abortion, also provoked a swift backlash from conservative pundits. For one, Breitbart News tweeted about Rodrigo, “Curious how the Disney Channel churns out so many high priestesses of child sacrifice.”

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Abortion Funds at Olivia Rodrigo Concerts No Longer Allowed to Distribute Contraceptives: ‘Sexual Health Tools’ Are Seen as ‘Promiscuous’ https://t.co/0zB0fw01HI

— Variety (@Variety) March 15, 2024