Ariana Grande donates $250,000 in proceeds from her Atlanta concert to Planned Parenthood

Adapted from a story by The Washington Post’s Sarah Polus.

In the wake of a wave of anti-abortion laws in the South, pop star Ariana Grande is giving $250,000 in proceeds from her June 8 concert in Atlanta to Planned Parenthood.

“Ariana Grande’s generous donation comes at a critical time — in Georgia and across the country, anti-women’s health politicians are trying to ban all safe, legal abortion,” Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Leana Wen said in a statement. “Thanks to inspiring support like hers, Planned Parenthood can continue to fight back — in the courts, in Congress, in state houses, and in the streets — against these dangerous attacks on people’s health and lives."

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