Foo Fighters, Lindsey Buckingham, Michael Stipe & more supporting PP voting campaign

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Foo Fighters, Lindsey Buckingham, Michael Stipe & more supporting Planned Parenthood voting campaign

Foo Fighters, ex-Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe are among many artists supporting a newly launched voting campaign organized by the Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

The initiative addresses the recent Senate confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. According to The New York Times, the conservative judge signed an ad in 2006 calling to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that ruled that abortion was protected under the U.S. Constitution.

Barrett was officially confirmed on Monday, just eight days before the coming November 3 elections. She takes the seat left by women's rights advocate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on September 18 at age 87.

"After the rushed confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett, we must band together," reads a statement from Planned Parenthood. "We know how our elections have the power to change the direction of this country, and this year we are voting for the freedom to control our bodies, our health and our future."

Other artists who've signed in support include Beastie Boys, Beck, Billie Eilish, Halestorm, Jimmy Eat World, Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon, L7, Nine Inch Nails and Billie Eilish, Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell, Queens of the Stone Age, T Bone Burnett, Tenacious D, The B-52s and Weezer.

By Josh Johnson
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