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Olivia Rodrigo Criticizes Trump Over Planned Parenthood Funding Cuts
Olivia Rodrigo is a famous singer.
She made a video because she is unhappy about a new law.
The law was signed by President Donald Trump.
It took away some government money, called funding, from a group named Planned Parenthood.
Planned Parenthood is a place where people can get health care, like check-ups, cancer screenings, and medicine.
In the video, Olivia and other women say that almost 30 Planned Parenthood health centers have closed because of the law.
At the end, they dance and say they will never stop fighting for sexual and reproductive health care.
Some people support the law because they say it stops money from going to groups that provide abortions.
Olivia and other critics say the law hurts access to other health care, too.
Olivia has helped this cause before, like when she raised money during her concert tour.
Olivia Rodrigo released a video criticizing President Trump for signing a law that cut federal funding to Planned Parenthood.
The clip, posted to Daisy Chain Fields' Instagram and X accounts and set to Rodrigo's song 'My Way,' says nearly 30 Planned Parenthood health centers have closed since the law was signed.
Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, praised Rodrigo, noting the organization serves about 2.09 million patients a year.
The law, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed in July 2025, temporarily froze Medicaid funding to organizations that provide abortions and received more than $800,000 in FY2023 reimbursements.
Planned Parenthood recently regained federal Medicaid funding for non-abortion services after the one-year ban expired, with states now deciding individually whether to exclude providers.
- Who
- Singer Olivia Rodrigo, President Donald Trump, and Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America
- What
- Rodrigo released a video criticizing Trump for signing a law that cut federal funding to Planned Parenthood
- Where
- United States
- When
- After the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed in July 2025; the one-year Medicaid funding ban expired earlier this month
- Why
- To protest the funding cuts and advocate for access to sexual and reproductive health care
Critics of the law
Supporters of the law
Impact of the Medicaid funding freeze
Critics of the law
Cutting funding limits access to other care Planned Parenthood provides, including birth control, cancer screenings, and STI testing and treatment, and nearly 30 health centers have closed.
Supporters of the law
The law does not touch federal funding for abortion itself, since federal law already bars Medicaid from covering abortion services in most cases.
Threat to care access
Critics of the law
Access to care is under serious threat, and defenders must keep fighting for reproductive freedom and the services Planned Parenthood provides.
Supporters of the law
The freeze was temporary: after the one-year ban expired, Planned Parenthood regained federal Medicaid funding for non-abortion services, and states can now decide individually whether to keep excluding providers.
Key facts
- Singer
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Organization affected
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America
- Law in question
- One Big Beautiful Bill Act (signed July 2025)
- Health centers closed
- Nearly 30 since the law was signed
- Patients served annually
- About 2.09 million
- Planned Parenthood CEO
- Alexis McGill Johnson
- Video platform
- Daisy Chain Fields' Instagram and X accounts
- Prior recognition
- Catalyst of Change Award (2025)
Sources
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