Jennifer LawrenceandAmy Schumershowed their support for abortion rights at the Rally for Abortion Justice in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.
The comedian, 40, shared a photo to Instagram of her and Lawrence, 31, participating in theWomen’s Marchprotest at Freedom Plaza in the nation’s capital.
“I don’t have a uterus and she is pregnant but we out here @womensmarch @plannedparenthood #rallyforabortionjustice 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼,” Schumer wrote in the caption.
Schumerhad her uterus and appendix removedin September after dealing with years of pain from what her doctors determined was extensive endometriosis, a condition where the tissue that usually lines the uterus grows outside of it.
Amy Schumer/Instagram
A week after her surgery, theTrainwreckstarshared an update on her recoveryafter a tearful meeting with her surgeon, Dr. Tamer Seckin.
For more on the Women’s March and other top stories, listen below toour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
“All my lifelong pain explained and lifted out of my body,” shepostedon Instagram. “I am already a changed person. I am busting with joy for the new energy I have to be with my son.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.
Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal via Getty.
“She loves her work and that will continue,” the source added. “Like other actors, she will balance her career and her life as a wife and mom. She will do it well. Jen is grounded and ready to be a parent because she loves family life.”
More than 650 marchestook place across the countryon Saturday as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to consider another restrictive ban on abortion rights.
“Over 120,000 people are set to join us at over 650 rallies nationwide tomorrow, fighting for abortion justice,” Women’s March executive director Rachel O’Leary Carmonatweetedon Friday. “This is how we send a message. Lawmakers, don’t you dare take away our reproductive freedom.”
The protests came as the Supreme Court prepares to reconvene on Monday to consider Mississippi lawmakers' plea tooverturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case, according to Reuters.
Last month, Texasenacted Senate Bill 8, the most restrictive abortion law in the country. Essentially eliminating the rights of Roe v. Wade, the billprohibits abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, which is before most people know they’re pregnant. The bill does not allow exceptions for pregnancies that are the result of incest or rape.
source: people.com
