'These are the idiots making decisions for WOMEN in America': Rihanna slams Alabama...

DAILY MAIL UK ^ | May 16, 2019 | Emily Crane and Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com

[Morgana]

FULL TITLE: 'These are the idiots making decisions for WOMEN in America': Rihanna slams Alabama lawmakers as celebrities share their own abortion stories in a backlash against state's near-total ban

Rihanna has called the Alabama state senators who voted in favor of a near-total ban on abortions in the state 'idiots', as celebrities continue to vent outrage at the law.

The singer, a native of Barbados, wrote in a tweet on Thursday: 'Take a look. these are the idiots making decisions for WOMEN in America. Governor Kay Ivey...SHAME ON YOU!!!!'

The tweet included a photo showing all 25 Alabama senators who voted for the bill. Ivey on Wednesday signed the bill, which will make providing abortions in the state a felony, except in cases where the life of the mother is endangered.

Rihanna was just one of the many celebrities and Hollywood personalities who spoke out in fury over the law, including many who shared their own personal stories of abortions.

Among them was Minka Kelly who said her abortion was the 'smartest decision' she could have made.

On social media, hundreds of ordinary Americans also answered a call by talk show host Busy Philipps to share stories and 'end the shame'.

Philipps launched the hashtag #youknowme aimed at showing how common it is for women to end their pregnancies on Tuesday night, before the bill was passed.

'1 in 4 women have had an abortion. Many people think they don't know someone who has, but #youknowme,' the 39-year-old wrote in a post on Twitter.

One day after its launch, nearly 50,000 people had liked or shared the post and almost 2,000 users had posted responses, including deeply personal accounts of their own abortions.

[gogeo]

By all means: advertise your abortions.

I can't be the only person thinking...TMI!