2024 was a year grounded in fighting for reproductive freedom. While Vice President Harris’ bid for presidency, which strongly platformed the issue, did not land her in the White House, it brought the issue front and center at a time when the South and Midwest especially saw continued blows to to abortion access and other reproductive care services. From abortion funds organizing and ensuring people who needed abortion care could access it in time, to constituents across the country voting to enshrine their reproductive rights in their state constitutions, it was clear that Americans care about this essential form of healthcare.

Several celebrities aided the fight, speaking out for equity in reproductive healthcare, abortion care access and more. Here is Reckon’s 2024 roundup of some of the celebs we follow who used their platform to champion reproductive justice issues.

Tayana Ali

In April, actress Tayana Ali launched Baby Yams, a baby quilt brand fighting against the Black maternal health crisis. According to CDC data, Black women in the U.S. are three times more likely to die due to pregnancy-related causes and 57% of Black women of reproductive age live in states with abortion bans, making the anti-abortion laws passed since the fall of Roe v. Wade, even more critical. According to its website, 100% of Baby Yams’ proceeds go to Black and Indigenous midwives, and Ali has continuously spoken out on the importance of advocating for birth equity and reproductive justice.

Olivia Rodrigo

Singer Olivia Rodrigo partnered with the National Network of Abortion Funds for the North American portion of her GUTS World Tour. At booths inside concert venues, local abortion funds in early tour stops passed out free condoms and Plan B. But according to Variety, following online backlash the funds were told to cease distributing sexual health resources in March, although they were still allowed to pass out informational pamphlets and abortion fund merch.

A portion of the tour’s proceeds go to Fund 4 Good, Rodrigo’s initiative to support community-based nonprofits and women, girls, and people seeking reproductive health freedom.

Jessica Biel

Actress Jessica Biel partnered with PERIOD. to publish “A Kids Book About Periods,” a resource intended to spark meaningful conversation between parents and kids. This year, Biel spoke to the media about the importance of normalizing discussions about period health, sharing on her Instagram stories her approach to informing her young sons about menstruation.

“Well, I don’t have all the answers, but my way is I just tell them the truth about what’s going on with me, and how I’m feeling,” she said. “I try to do it in a way that is giving them truthful, biological, anatomically correct information. You know? But also something that isn’t going to feel too overwhelming for them.”

Halle Berry

Actress Halle Berry took to Capitol Hill in May to support a bipartisan bill pushing $275 million towards menopause research and education.

“Menopause is not just about our lady parts and so many people think it’s just about what happens below our belly button and that’s where our issues are. That’s not true. One of the most impactful issues that we’re facing when we get to midlife is our brain health because (of) estrogen — we have estrogen receptors in every cell in our body, every organ in our body,” Berry said on May 2. “It affects every part of our body.”

Her support came after sharing details about her own menopause journey, including being misdiagnosed with herpes after expressing concerns to her doctor. Berry has since launched RESPIN, a platform for menopause and midlife support and products to promote pelvic floor wellness.

Serena Williams

Tennis legend and mogul Serena Williams has always championed supporting women, investing in 85 startup companies, 79% of which have founders from underrepresented backgrounds and 54% of which are owned by women, according to Women’s Agenda.

In April, she partnered with journalist Elaine Welteroth on a TIME op-ed We Shouldn’t Have to Die to Give Birth in the U.S., sharing details of her near-death birth story to raise awareness for Black Maternal Health Week. She also financially backed Welteroth’s birthFund, a coalition to support families in affording midwifery care.

Sally Field

In October, actress Sally Field publicly shared details of her abortion story on Instagram, stating that she was inspired to share details about traveling to Mexico at age 17, at a time when abortion was illegal in the U.S., because of the increased restrictions occurring now.

“I feel still very ashamed about it because I was raised in the 50s and, you know, it’s ingrained in me,” she said in a video posted Oct. 6. The actress closed by stating that it’s unfair to strip today’s generation of their rights. “We can’t go back.”