Scarlett Johansson tells Cosmopolitan magazine that defunding Planned Parenthood will have a huge negative impact on women’s health.
Johansson is appalled with the idea of reducing resources for Planned Parenthood, saying it affects a lot more than just pregnancies: “We’re talking about preventing cervical and breast cancers. Growing up, I used Planned Parenthood’s services. All my girlfriends did – not just for birth control but for Pap smears and breast exams.”;
The “Avengers”; movie star adds that the negative effects can already be seen: “You read about the rise of back-alley abortions, women having to mutilate themselves and teenagers having to seek help in unsafe conditions, and for what?! We’re moving backward when we’re supposed to be moving forward.”;
While talking about the issue, she was also asked about her thoughts on the gender wage gap in Hollywood: “I think every woman has [been underpaid], but unless I’m addressing it as a larger problem, for me to talk about my own personal experience with it feels a little obnoxious. It’s part of a larger conversation about feminism in general.”;
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Johansson plays the role of Kaa, the python in Disney’s live adaptation of “The Jungle Book”;, coming out April 15, 2016.
Watch as Scarlett Johansson, Idris Elba and Bill Murray talk voicing familiar characters in the family film below.
