Sir Lewis Hamilton has condemned the provisional Supreme Court decision to overturn the landmark Roe vs Ward case.
The case is 1973 set a binding precedent that women in America have a choice as to what they can do with their own bodies, meaning that they are able to safely and legally get an abortion without intervention from the government.
Campaigners are also pushing to ban contraceptives and any artefacts used to ensure protected sex, as they believe these constitute abortifacients.
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If the bill is passed, more than half of all women in America will be denied the freedom to decide what they do with their own bodies, effectively leaving them in the government’s control
Hamilton is sickened by the possibility of such a rescindment of freedom amid calls from campaigners that rape should not be an exemption.
“I love being in the States, but I can’t ignore what’s going on right now and what some in the government are trying to do to the women who live here,” he said on Instagram.
“Everyone should have the right to choose what they do with their bodies. We can’t let that choice be taken away.”
President Joe Biden, who was elected to replace Donald Trump in 2020, affirmed that this proposed change poses a greater threat to the freedom of everyone in America.
“This is about a lot more than abortion,” he said.
“What are the next things that are going to be attacked? Because this MAGA [Make America Great Again] crowd is really the most extreme political organisation that’s existed in recent American history.”
Hamilton has long been an activist for positive change as he continues to transcend his racing career, and he has campaigned for more racial, gender and sexual equality in the motorsport and wider world.
He took a moment to remember Jackie Robinson, who became the first-ever African-American player to feature in the Major Baseball League when he made his first appearance for the Dodgers in 1947 having previously served two years in the military.
“Also since I’m in the States, definitely thinking of Jackie Robinson as I get ready for the weekend,” he said.
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“One of the greatest American athletes who inspires me constantly. He fought for so much, accomplished so much and broke so many barriers.”
26 States are expected to be affected if the change to abortion law goes ahead.