During the latest episode of his show 'The Late Late Show with James Corden', the TV presenter points out that women's 'choices about their own bodies' are 'frankly none of our business.'
- May 5, 2022
AceShowbiz - James Corden says he "stands in solidarity with women" making their own decisions about their bodies. "The Late Late Show with James Corden" host has responded after a document leaked by the U.S. Supreme Court suggested the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade case that legalized abortion across America could be overturned, and he made his feelings clear.
Speaking in the Tuesday night, May 3 episode of his talk show, the 43-year-old said, "This news is stunning, and sad, and terrifying in its future implications for basic rights that we all thought were guaranteed."
"Me and everyone here at 'The Late Late Show' stand in solidarity with women today, and every day," he added, "and I hope so much that people who make the decisions in this country will think long and hard before they let this devastating overthrow of human rights stand."
He described the potential change as "the biggest roll back of human rights in Modern U.S. history." He added, "We know what a reversal of reproductive rights looks like because your parents, and grandparents, they lived it already."
"When abortion is illegal, it doesn't stop abortions, it still happens, it just has incredibly devastating consequences for mothers and their families," he continued. "And of course, the most devastating consequences so often fall upon communities of color, and the economically disadvantaged."
James noted that women's "choices about their own bodies" are "frankly none of our business," and pointed to people protesting against face covering and the COVID-19 vaccines while supporting the move.
"It's mystifying, it's baffling. For the past two years, we've seen people crying out for 'medical autonomy,' from pushback on mask mandates, to antivaccination protests," he said. "And yet now, some of the most vocal opponents of 'government interference in medical care' are supporting a decision that says 'your body, my choice.' "
