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Posted: 2019-05-29T20:04:57Z | Updated: 2019-05-30T15:27:52Z Halsey Says 'Abortion Is A Right' In Stirring Instagram Post | HuffPost

Halsey Says 'Abortion Is A Right' In Stirring Instagram Post

The singer vowed to ensure abortion remains legal in the U.S. even as many Republican-run states move to ban the procedure.
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Halsey is the latest celebrity to speak out for abortion rights.

On Wednesday, the singer posted an Instagram video branded by the American Civil Liberties Union in which she forcefully pointed out that abortion is legal, a right and each individual’s own decision.

She also vowed to ensure abortion remains legal in the U.S. even as many Republican-run states move to ban the procedure .

She continued:

We have a serious army on our side. ... We are standing with some of the real heroes of the movement. ... They’re on the front lines doing everything they can to ensure that every person who needs an abortion can get one, no matter how much money they have or where they live.

The post also tagged the ACLU and used the hashtag #stopthebans.

Within an hour of being posted, the message had been viewed almost 600,000 times.

Halsey is just the latest celebrity to speak out against the bans, joining Kristen WiigLeslie Jones , Sophie Turner, Emma Watson  and Jason Bateman among many others.

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Halsey Style Evolution
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The singer at SiriusXM Studios on May 29 in New York City. (credit:Robin Marchant / Getty Images)
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At the South by Southwest festival on March 16 in Austin, Texas. (credit:Natalie Cass / Getty Images)
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Performing at the Boston Calling Music Festival on May 24 in Boston. (credit:Mike Lawrie / Getty Images)
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At BBC Radio One on Aug. 4 in London. (credit:Neil Mockford / Alex Huckle / Getty Images)
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Onstage during the Billboard Hot 100 Festival on Aug. 22 in Wantagh, New York. (credit:Kevin Mazur / Getty Images)
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The singer at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 30 in Los Angeles. (credit:Steve Granitz / Getty Images)
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Performing during the Budweiser Made in America Festival on Sept. 6 in Philadelphia. (credit:Kevin Mazur / Getty Images)
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The singer in matching separates at The Elvis Duran Z100 Morning Show on Oct. 22 in New York City. (credit:Astrid Stawiarz / Getty Images)
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The star wearing a Chanel ensemble at a Museum of Modern Art film benefit honoring Cate Blanchett on Nov. 17 in New York City. (credit:Neilson Barnard / Getty Images)
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Outside BBC Radio 1 Studios on Feb. 25 in London. (credit:Neil Mockford / Alex Huckle / Getty Images)
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At the Chanel show during Paris Fashion Week on March 8. (credit:Rindoff / Le Segretain / Getty Images)
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At the 2016 MTV Movie Awards on April 9 in Burbank, California. (credit:Kevin Mazur / Getty Images)
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Backstage at the MTV Movie Awards on April 9 in Burbank, California. (credit:Frazer Harrison / MTV1415 / Getty Images)
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At the premiere of Universal Pictures The Huntsman: Winters War, April 11 in Westwood, California. (credit:Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images)
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Walking the red carpet at the Met Gala in New York City on May 2. (credit:George Pimentel / Getty Images)
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Dressed in a Fausto Puglisi at the Billboard Music Awards on May 22 in Las Vegas. (credit:David Becker / Getty Images)
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At the Billboard Music Awards on May 22 in Las Vegas. (credit:Frazer Harrison / BBMA2016 / Getty Images)
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At the Los Angeles premiere of Showtimes Roadies on June 6 in Los Angeles. (credit:Michael Tran / Getty Images)
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Wearing a sparkly catsuit at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28 in New York City. (credit:Nicholas Hunt / Getty Images)
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At the Kenzo x H&M Launch event on Oct. 19 in New York City. (credit:Neilson Barnard / Getty Images)
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At Capitol Records 75th anniversary gala, Nov. 15 in Los Angeles. (credit:Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
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At the American Music Awards, Nov. 20 in Los Angeles. (credit:Steve Granitz / Getty Images)
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At the premiere of Fifty Shades Darker on Feb. 2 in Los Angeles, wearing a Sophie Theallet dress. (credit:Gregg DeGuire / Getty Images)
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The singer wearing Steinrohner at a Delta Air Lines event during Grammy weekend, Feb. 9 in Los Angeles. (credit:Michael Tran / Getty Images)
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Wearing Christian Wijnants at the Grammy Awards on Feb. 12 in Los Angeles. (credit:Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
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The singer in a Versus Versace outfit at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 5 Inglewood, California. (credit:Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)
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The singer posing with a jacket by artist Ron Bass at a Three Olives Vodka event on April 13 in Palm Springs, California. (credit:David Crotty / Getty Images)
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At the Planned Parenthood 100th anniversary gala on May 2 in New York City. (credit:Andrew Toth / Getty Images)
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Wearing a Julien Macdonald look at the BMI Pop Awards on May 9 in Beverly Hills, California. (credit:David Livingston / Getty Images)
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Wearing a Juun.J look on the Billboard Music Awards red carpet on May 21 in Las Vegas. (credit:Jon Kopaloff / Getty Images)
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At an iHeartSummer even in Miami Beach on June 10. (credit:John Parra / Getty Images)
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At the Dion Lee show during New York Fashion Week on Sept. 9 in New York City. (credit:Theo Wargo / Getty Images)
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At Spotifys inaugural Secret Genius Awards on Nov. 1 in Los Angeles, wearing Sophie Theallet. (credit:Jason LaVeris / Getty Images)
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At Z100s Jingle Ball on Dec. 8 in New York City. (credit:Monica Schipper / Getty Images)
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At the Hot 99.5 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball on Dec. 11 in Washington, D.C. (credit:Taylor Hill / Getty Images)
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At the Power 96.1 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball on Dec. 15 in Atlanta. (credit:Taylor Hill / Getty Images)
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Wearing a gown by Georges Hobeika at the annual amfAR gala in New York City on Feb. 7. (credit:Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Images)
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Wearing a gown by Galia Lahav at the Vanity Fair Oscar party on March 4 in Beverly Hills, California. (credit:Presley Ann / Getty Images)
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Wearing an animal-print Raisa & Vanessa outfit at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 11 in Inglewood, California. (credit:Michael Tran / Getty Images)
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In a J. Mendel dress at the Endometriosis Foundation of Americas Blossom Ball on March 19 in New York City. (credit:Sylvain Gaboury / Getty Images)
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Wearing a gown by Redemption at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards on May 20, in Las Vegas. (credit:Steve Granitz / Getty Images)
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The star at Los Angeles International Airport on June 13. (credit:MediaPunch / Bauer-Griffin / Getty Images)
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Wearing Julien Macdonald on the red carpet at the MTV Movie and TV Awards on June 16, in Santa Monica, California. (credit:Axelle / Bauer-Griffin / Getty Images)
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At the Los Angeles premiere of Warner Bros. Teen Titans Go! To the Movies on July 22. (credit:Axelle / Bauer-Griffin / Getty Images)
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At Playboys Midsummer Nights Dream in Las Vegas on July 29. (credit:Gabe Ginsberg / Getty Images)