Stranger Things star Maya Hawke appeared on The Tonight Show on Tuesday, taking the opportunity to talk to Jimmy Fallon about the new series, yes, but also to condemn the overturning of Roe v. Wade, with the Supreme Court voting to eliminate the constitutional right to an abortion on Friday.
Speaking to Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, Hawke said she called her mom, Uma Thurman, for advice ahead of her first Tonight Show appearance and they ended up talking about the Supreme Court decision instead. Thurman has publicly called for abortion rights, writing a personal essay for the Washington Post in Sept. 2021 when the Texas abortion law first passed.
"My mom wrote this really beautiful essay about her abortion that she got when she was really young and about how, if she hadn't had it, she wouldn’t have become the person that she’d become, and I wouldn't exist, and how both of my parents’ lives would’ve been totally derailed if she hadn’t had access to safe and legal healthcare — fundamental healthcare," Hawke said.
Hawke also spoke to the nature of privilege when it comes to abortion rights, especially when it comes to socioeconomic status and class.
"Wealthy people will always be able to get abortions but so many people, because of this ruling, will not only not be able to pursue their dreams but actually lose their lives and be unsafe," she said.
"I just wanted to say, fuck the Supreme Court."
Hawke says it not once, but thrice. And it could not be said enough.
