When it comes to defending America’s largest abortion provider, Hollywood celebrities are appearing rather unoriginal.
n a series of tweets leading up to and following the U.S. House vote to pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA) Thursday, celebrities from Katy Perry to Amy Schumer worried about the new legislation redirecting funding from Planned Parenthood. But, instead of sparing a couple of seconds to personalize their own tweets for an organization they claim to so ardently admire, they appeared to follow a Planned Parenthood script.
Many of the stars tweeted the same message about Planned Parenthood – down to the very words.
Immediately after the vote, 30 celebrities raced to defend Planned Planned to their more than 120 million (combined) followers. The stars merely echoed each other with variations of the same message: “ALERT House just voted to repeal the ACA & “defund” @PPFA. Call your Senators to stop the bill→ https://istandwithpp.org/call #IStandWithPP.”
SIGN THE PETITION! Congress Must De-Fund Planned Parenthood Immediately
1. Dianna Agron to 2.04 million followers
2. Rachel Antonoff to 23,100 followers
3. Sara Bareilles to 3.33 million followers
4. Elizabeth Banks to 2.3 million followers
5 & 6. Best Coast to 224,000 followers
7. Mayim Bialik to 567,000 followers
8. Jackie Cruz to 83,700 followers
9. Tony Goldwyn to 496,000 followers
10. Maggie Gyllenhaal to 78,100 followers
11. Meryl Hathaway to 2,143 followers
12. Sarah Hyland to 1.51 million followers
13. Zoe Kazan to 53,100 followers
14. Padma Lakshmi to 523,000 followers
15. Natasha Lyonne to 317,000 followers
16. Bridget Moynahan to 60,700 followers
17. Megan Mullally to 146,000 followers
18. Katy Perry to 97.5 million followers
19. Sarah Ramos to 34,300 followers
20. Samantha Ronson to 1.49 million followers
21. Tracee Ellis Ross to 735,000 followers
22. Mark Ruffalo to 3.14 million followers
23. Amy Schumer to 4.59 million followers
24. Amanda Seales to 76,500 followers
25. Adam Shankman to 297,000 followers
26. KaDee Strickland to 89,400 followers
27. Amber Tamblyn to 24,600 followers
28. Sonya Walger to 11,400 followers
29. Kerry Washington to 4.57 million followers
30. Audrey Whitby to 108,000 followers
Before the House vote, 28 stars demanded their followers call their respective representatives. With the hashtag “StandWithPP,” again they tweeted out variations of the same message: “Vote happening TODAY to “defund” @PPFA . Call your Rep. & tell them to #StandWithPP & the 2.5MM PP patients.”
1. Rachel Antonoff to 23,100 followers
2. Sandra Bernhard to 251,000 followers
3. Mayim Bialik to 567,000 followers
4. Aya Cash to 30,500 followers
5. Jackie Cruz to 83,700 followers
6. Zoey Deutch to 172,000 followers
7. Estelle to 880,000 followers
8. America Ferrera to 154,000 followers
9. Tony Goldwyn to 496,000 followers
10. Maggie Gyllenhaal to 78,100 followers
11. Chelsea Handler to 7.02 million followers
12. Sarah Hyland to 1.51 million followers
13. Padma Lakshmi to 523,000 followers
14. Ali Larter to 76,300 followers
15. Tatiana Maslany to 322,000 followers
16. Matt McGorry to 495,000 followers
17. Maia Mitchell to 929,000 followers
18. Jennifer Morrison to 913,000 followers
19. Piper Perabo to 102,000 followers
20. Ellen Pompeo to 1.29 million followers
21. Retta to 829,000 followers
22. Amanda Seales to 76,500 followers
23. Jeremy Sisto to 24,200 followers
24. Jenny Slate to 328,000 followers
25. KaDee Strickland to 89,400 followers
26. Holland Taylor to 66,500 followers
27. Charlize Theron to 533,000 followers
28. Bree Turner to 82,200 followers
Three celebrities also posted similar-sounding videos on Twitter in defense of Planned Parenthood: Tony Goldwyn, Alesha Reneé and Tracee Ellis Ross.
According to Planned Parenthood’s most recently published annual report, the organization performed 323,999 abortions and received $553.7 million in “government health services grants and reimbursements” for the year 2014 – 2015.
LifeNews Note: Katie Yoder writes for Newsbusters, where this originally appeared.
