More than 250 celebrities and influencers, including Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter Ella Emhoff and actor Pedro Pascal, signed a statement that ran as a full-page ad in The New York Times on Wednesday in support of Planned Parenthood.
The statement, which can be viewed on the nonprofit’s website, was endorsed by a range of popular figures across generations, from singer Stevie Nicks and actor George Lopez to British pop star Harry Styles and the outspoken indie singer Clairo, whom Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) opened for at this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
The public figures’ names appeared under the words “I’m For Planned Parenthood,” along with several statements in support of the reproductive health care organization.
“Because I’m for freedom. Americans are losing more of our freedom to decide how we live our own lives,” read one line.
“Because I’m for you and me — not the government — deciding what care we need and where we can go to get it,” read another.
Planned Parenthood’s ad comes as President Donald Trump and other conservatives are working to defund the nonprofit.
Earlier this month, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Trump’s economic agenda will include defunding “big abortion,” a phrase used by anti-abortion conservatives to refer to Planned Parenthood.
Actor and LGBTQ+ activist Laverne Cox, who also signed the ad, said in a release obtained by Rolling Stone that she is “for Planned Parenthood because they provide a space for queer people to feel safe, supported, and affirmed in who they truly are.”
“Trans people need health care providers they can trust, just like everyone else. Planned Parenthood health centers are a lifeline for so many across this country who rely on them for inclusive care,” Cox said.
Other notable signatories are singers Sheryl Crow and Cyndi Lauper, as well as actors Kerry Washington and Christina Ricci.
“Every day, Planned Parenthood health center staff open the doors of health centers to ensure patients — no matter who they are — can get access to the essential health care they need,” Planned Parenthood President Alexis McGill Johnson wrote in a statement. “Planned Parenthood health centers play an irreplaceable role in our health system. I applaud these cultural changemakers and everyone across the country who have said, loud and clear: I’m for Planned Parenthood.”