The Hip Hop community spoke out on Alabama’s anti-abortion bill.
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed HB 314 into law two days ago, and it was described as the most extreme anti-abortion law in the country. Under the law, abortions are criminalized even in the case of rape and incest. If a doctor is even caught performing an abortion procedure they can get charged up to 99 years. That’s more time someone gets for rape.
The only exceptions to the law are in cases when the unborn child is a dire health risk for the mother, ectopic pregnancies and if the “unborn child has a lethal anomaly.” This law is more strict than Georgia’s recent law that banned abortion after hearing a heartbeat.
As soon as news broke, people began sounding off on social media. Rappers like Lupe Fiasco, Waka Flocka Flame, and J.I.D., showed up for women once they caught wind of the tragic news. Diddy and Rihanna also gave their two cents.
“I think abortion is the decision of the mother,” Lupe wrote in an Instagram post last night (May 16). “I think to value the quantity of life over the quality of life is misguided. I think the state should play a role but should remain neutral. I think if your not going to take care of a child then you should not have one but that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to kill it. I think you should use contraception at all times unless you are planning to have a child. I think rapists should summarily be put to death.”
“Sad we living in a era where laws don’t really help the everyday American. I saw ladies I’m praying for y’all. #ProtectOurWomen But #KeepYallLegsClosed,” Waka Flocka wrote on Twitter last night (May 16). “We should pass a bill that rapist get the death penalty.”
this Georgia abortion bill shit is fucking dumb, this country don’t give af bout women fr,
— (J.I.D) (@JIDsv) May 10, 2019
Sad we living in a era where laws don’t really help the everyday American. I swa ladies I’m praying for y’all. #ProtectOurWomen But #KeepYallLegsClosed
— Waka Flocka (@WakaFlocka) May 16, 2019
We should pass a bill that rapist get the death penalty
— Waka Flocka (@WakaFlocka) May 16, 2019
