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Olivia Rodrigo at the first concert of her “GUTS” tour: No more morning-after pills before the concert

Photo: Kevin Mazur / Acrisure Arena / Getty Images

The American singer Olivia Rodrigo apparently no longer wants to allow contraceptives to be distributed at her concerts.

Several women's rights organizations confirm this to the magazines "Variety" and "Hollywood Reporter".

Accordingly, Rodrigo's side expressed concerns about children who were at the concerts.

The 21-year-old singer had previously received a lot of praise for her campaign.

Even before her tour, Rodrigo had declared that she would use part of her ticket proceeds to support organizations that fight for abortion rights.

The “Fund 4 Good” founded for this purpose is committed to all women, girls and people “who want to protect their right to a free decision to become a mother or parent,” she said in February.

In St. Louis in the US state of Missouri, where almost all abortions are banned, women's rights activists were allowed to provide information about abortions at stands at their concerts.

The organizations also distributed condoms, morning after pills and lubricants.

The picture of a visitor who had taken the morning-after pill at the stands was shared tens of thousands of times on X.

The Missouri Abortion Fund, which provides information about abortion and provides money to those in need, thanked Rodrigo for this opportunity.

But the singer not only received praise, but also criticism, especially on this topic, which has completely derailed the debate in the USA.

Missouri Republican Senator Bill Eigel said that as a father of a daughter, he was "horrified."

The singer should be ashamed because she had an abortifacient distributed.

In fact, the morning after pill is intended to prevent pregnancy, not end it.

Eigel wants to become governor of Missouri.

In any case, Rodrigo has now stopped distributing condoms, lubricants and the pill.

According to the reports, the organizations are still allowed to provide information at stands at their concerts.

Rodrigo's side has not commented despite multiple media requests.

Then just in front of the hall

A representative of the Missouri Abortion Fund told Rolling Stone that they were disappointed.

Another activist said they were still grateful for the platform Rodrigo gave them.

The founder of another aid organization emphasized that they had been invited by Rodrigo - but they had made the decision to distribute the morning-after pill themselves.

It is part of everyday life in her work to talk to young people about contraception.

The activists don't want to give up their project completely.

The DC Abortion Fund has already announced that they will distribute the morning-after pill in front of the concert hall.

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