Billie Eilish took the opportunity to speak out against Texas' new abortion ban during her concert in Austin. She revealed to the crowd that she almost canceled the popular music event.
However, she decided against it because Eilish knew it wouldn't be fair to her fans since this is not their fault.
“You deserve everything in the world,” she told Saturday’s crowd in Zilker Park. “And we need to tell them to shut the f— up!”
The Bad Guy singer is only 19 years old and is already a mega superstar. Her fan base is massive, and her social media following is at 93 million followers.
Her opinion matters on a large scale and she is slowly becoming an activist for young women.
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Billie captioned the photo with the middle finger emoji.
"last night was f**king crazy. one of my favorites."
Over a million comments started flooding in over her Instagram. The artist took a big stance over the weekend.
Fans commented, "making a difference in the world at 19," and, "i stan the right person," as well as, "LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE AT THE BACK."
Billie Eilish said what many people were thinking when it came to Texas' new restrictive abortion laws.
“When they made that s**t a law, I almost didn't want to do the show, because I wanted to punish this f**king place for allowing that to happen here… My body, my f**king choice!”
Texas currently has a near-total abortion plan in place.
"As of September 1, 2021, abortion is prohibited in Texas once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which may be as early as 6 weeks into a woman's pregnancy, due to the Texas Heartbeat Act enacted by the Republican-controlled 87th Texas Legislature during its regular session. The Act, introduced as Senate Bill 8 (S.B. 8), was signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott on May 15, 2021."
Billie Eilish Takes A Stand
Billie Eilish has single handily proven at 19 years old that your voice matters. Fighting for your rights as a human being is so important. This is not the time to roll over and give up.