“When women have a choice, women have freedom,” Leslie Jones said.
In a “Weekend Update” segment from the May 18 episode, the comedy sketch show gave a platform to fan-favorite cast member Leslie Jones, who eviscerated Alabama lawmakers for passing the nation’s most restrictive anti-abortion bill last week.
One of nearly a dozen abortion bans working their way through conservative state legislatures, the new Alabama law outlaws abortion unless the procedure is done"to avoid a serious health risk to the unborn child's mother.” The twenty-five members of the Alabama State Senate who voted for its passage were all white men, an outcome Jones riffed on during the segment.
“If you’re a woman out there and your scared or confused, just know that you’re not alone,” she said. “There are so many women out there that have your back, especially me…”
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