# Olivia Rodrigo partners with rights group to combat abortion misinformation

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/olivia-rodrigo-tackles-abortion-misinformation-with-center-for-reproductive-rights/
- Published: 2026-07-22T19:32:31+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-23T01:47:59+00:00
- Original publisher: Rolling Stone
- Original article: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-center-reproductive-rights-abortion-series-1235597055/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Olivia Rodrigo teamed with Center for Reproductive Rights on abortion misinformation series
- Interviews covered Zurawski v Texas sepsis case and mifepristone access fights
- Georgia midwives' lawsuit highlighted amid racial disparities in maternal deaths

## Summary

Olivia Rodrigo partnered with the Center for Reproductive Rights to address misinformation around abortion bans, midwifery restrictions and the US maternal health crisis. In a series of interviews, the singer spoke with three lawyers at the reproductive rights organisation about the real-world consequences of restrictive laws since the overturning of Roe v Wade, highlighting cases where women have suffered serious harm after being denied timely abortion care.

The conversations covered specific legal cases, including Zurawski v State of Texas, in which a woman nearly died of sepsis after being refused an abortion at 18 weeks and had to be airlifted to another state for treatment. Attorneys also discussed efforts by anti-abortion campaigners to restrict access to the medication mifepristone despite decades of safety data, and a Georgia case in which midwives are suing the state over laws barring them from practising, noting that restricted midwifery access contributes to Black women dying in childbirth at three times the rate of white women. The Center said it has challenged abortion bans in ten states since Roe fell, and Rodrigo, who faced pushback in 2024 for distributing contraceptives and morning-after pills on tour in Missouri, used the series to press campaigners on what she called efforts to control women.

## Coverage

- [Rolling Stone: Olivia Rodrigo partners with rights group to combat abortion misinformation](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-center-reproductive-rights-abortion-series-1235597055/)
- [Billboard: Olivia Rodrigo Says Anti-Abortionists Are Actually Just ‘Pro-Control’ in Reproductive Rights Discussion](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-anti-abortionists-are-pro-control-1236300648/)

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