The right to choose to end a pregnancy was dealt a blow on September 1, when theU.S.

Supreme Court took no action to block a Texas lawthat was signed by Gov.

Greg Abbott in May, perThe New York Times.

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It also allows so-called “whistleblowers” to report abortion facilitators anonymously (viaNPR).

It was the mostsuccessful challenge to Roe v. Wadesince the famous ruling in 1973.

She fired off a series of tweets in protest.

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How is this fair?"

Among the many replies the tweet received were ones from celebrity supporters.

The two also proposed a sex strike to protest restrictions on reproductive rights.

Another followeroffereda different solution: “[W]omen should stop voting for Republicans.

Because right now, nearly half of them reliably support their own oppressors.”

But for the most part, Midler’s posts were met with cheers.

One fansummed it up: “Did you ever know that you’re my Shero?”