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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Alaina Demopoulos

Morning-after pill handed out at Olivia Rodrigo concert in Missouri – where abortion is banned

Rodrigo smiles as she sits playing piano onstage
‘There are plenty of singers making a stand about social issues, but I’ve never seen anything like this,’ said a fan. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

Madelyn Ritter expected to leave the St Louis date of Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts tour with merch – she didn’t expect to also go home with some free emergency contraception.

But that’s just what she saw upon entering the stadium. There, right by the women’s bathrooms, was a table where concertgoers could donate to abortion funds and pick up free condoms and morning-after pills, sometimes referred to as Plan B.

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