Busy Philipps

Busy Philipps was arrested and detained in Washington, D.C., during a peaceful sit-down protest for women's safe and legal access to abortion after the ...

Philipps has been a vocal defender of women’s legal right to an abortion for years. Busy Philipps, true to her name, has been hard at work protesting for women’s health care and reproductive rights. For equality.”

Philipps was arrested alongside 180 other people for crowding and obstructing.

ENOUGH OF THIS. ENOUGH OF BEING BULLIED BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOU OR ME. WE HAVE TO ALL SHOW THE F*CK UP. I DON’T KNOW WHO NEEDS TO HEAR THIS BUT WE NEED TO SHOW THE F*CK UP NOW.” I was proud to stand today alongside Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the Working Family’s Party, Reverend Barber and the Poor People’s Campaign, Catholic’s for Choice, The National Council of Jewish Women, mi Familia Vota, the Center For Popular Democracy Action and NARAL in an action of peaceful civil disobedience to let lawmakers but more importantly, the people who will be most impacted by this outrageous decision, know that we will not back down, we will not give in and we will not stop fighting until there is equality for all Americans. I can think of no better way to use my privilege and voice than to amplify the message that bodily autonomy IS a human right, as it is ACTUALLY the exact same thing as the promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Wade. The Girls5Eva actor was participating in a sit-down action organized by Planned Parenthood Action Fund and other organizations.

Busy Philipps, star of Freaks and Geeks, Dawson's Creek, Cougar Town, and Girls5eva engaged in an act of civil disobedience on Thursday, putting herself on ...

They will continue to provide procedures for all, but will not give out abortion pills to non-Montanans. The worry is that if someone takes the medication back in their home state (like the particularly hardline Texas) they may be legally culpable. On Friday, Planned Parenthood in Montana, a state where abortion remains legal, announced that it will now limit medical measures to end pregnancy for people coming from out-of-state. She then shouted-out the groups she allied with (Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the Working Family’s Party, Reverend Barber and the Poor People’s Campaign, Catholics for Choice, the National Council of Jewish Women, Mi Familia Vota, the Center For Popular Democracy Action and NARAL) and said “I can think of no better way to use my privilege and voice than to amplify the message that bodily autonomy IS a human right, as it is ACTUALLY the exact same thing as the promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Soon thereafter she spoke before the House Judiciary subcommittee. We must ensure that it applies to all of us. Another image shows her with a raised fist near a sign that reads “There’s No Hate Like Christian Love.”

"Girls5Eva" star and abortion rights activist Busy Philipps was arrested June 30 during a pro-choice demonstration.

Philipps added, “I can think of no better way to use my privilege and voice than to amplify the message that bodily autonomy IS a human right, as it is ACTUALLY the exact same thing as the promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In an Instagram Stories video shared recently, Philipps said of her activism work: “I’m doing this for you guys. The Vice News video of Philipps’ arrest shows the “Freaks and Geeks” alum wearing a top with the slogan “I will aid and abet abortion” while being escorted away by officers. “The statistic is one in four women will have an abortion before age 45. The Capitol Police tweeted that they had issued a “third and final warning” to demonstrators to move before arresting them for “ crowding, obstructing, or incommoding.” Philipps later shared photos and videos from her arrest on Instagram, saying she is “proud to stand today” alongside fellow protesters almost one week since the landmark 1973 case Roe v.