Gwyneth Paltrow's 'Hands Off My Vagina' Candle Marks Anniversary Of Landmark US Abortion Ruling

“Your reproductive organs; your choice."
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow
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Gwyneth Paltrow has created a new limited edition candle to mark the anniversary of a landmark US supreme court decision on abortion rights.

The Oscar-winning actor and Goop founder said the Hands Off My Vagina candle would honour the historic Roe v Wade case on 22 January.

She said $25 (£18) from the sale of each candle on her Goop lifestyle site would be donated to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Foundation’s Reproductive Freedom Project.

Following the Roe v Wade case in 1973 it was ruled the US Constitution protects a pregnant woman’s right to choose to have an abortion.

In a post on social media, Gwyneth said the campaign was to support the “critical right” to protect rights and basic freedoms.

“The word ‘vagina’ holds a lot of power,” she wrote.

“And yet, there is a recurring need to say: Hands off. Hands off our vaginas in any context where they’re not invited.

“Your reproductive organs; your choice”.

The candles, which cost £55, will be sold on goop.com and donations from the proceeds will be made until 1 July.

Last year, another of Gwyneth’s candles hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons after one of the star’s ‘vagina scented candles’ exploded in a British woman’s home.

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