Pearl Jam has been an extremely active voice for choice, appearing in benefit concerts, radio shows, and national news publications. During the show, Eddie Vedder read a statement about the January bombing of a clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, and asked Gloria Steinem, president of Choice USA, to talk about the ongoing attacks on clinics and women's reproductive choices. If you're a medical student, make sure you learn simple and safe abortion procedures. Register to vote and make sure you know where candidates stand on reproductive freedom. And no matter who you are, speak out against violence.
Rock music stands for freedom.
So can you. Because I've been through this. I have knowledge of the feelings and the reality. Terminating pregnancy is not an easy thing. If we lived in a world where men got pregnant but still had the same drive and mindset, this would not be an issue.