Editing Halle Berry (section)

===Activism===
[[File:Halle Berry and Katherine Clark 2023.jpg|thumb|right|Berry with House Minority Whip [[Katherine Clark]] in December 2023]]
Along with [[Pierce Brosnan]], [[Cindy Crawford]], [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]], [[Dick Van Dyke]], [[Téa Leoni]], and [[Daryl Hannah]], Berry successfully fought in 2006 against the [[List of LNG terminals#United States and Gulf of Mexico|Cabrillo Port Liquefied Natural Gas facility]] that was proposed off the coast of Malibu.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15385299 "Actors join protest against project off Malibu"], NBC News, October 23, 2005.</ref> Berry said, "I care about the air we breathe, I care about the marine life and the ecosystem of the ocean."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/halle-berry-others-protest-natural-gas-facility/|title=Halle Berry, Others Protest Natural Gas Facility|work=People|date=April 11, 2007|first=Stephen M.|last=Silverman|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301013422/https://people.com/celebrity/halle-berry-others-protest-natural-gas-facility/|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2007, Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] vetoed the facility.<ref>[http://www.independent.com/news/2007/may/24/cabrillo-port-dies-santa-barbara-flavored-death "The Santa Barbara Independent Cabrillo Port Dies a Santa Barbara Flavored Death"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122132939/http://www.independent.com/news/2007/may/24/cabrillo-port-dies-santa-barbara-flavored-death/ |date=November 22, 2008 }}, ''The Santa Barbara Independent'', May 24, 1007.</ref> [[Hasty Pudding Theatricals]] gave her its 2006 ''Woman of The Year'' award.<ref>[http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/2006/02.02/15-hasty.html "And the Pudding Pot goes to..."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023033/http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/2006/02.02/15-hasty.html |date=March 4, 2016 }} (February 2, 2006), ''[[Harvard University Gazette]]''; accessed January 1, 2008.</ref> Berry took part in a nearly 2,000-house cellphone-bank campaign for [[Barack Obama]] in February 2008.<ref>"Halle Berry, Ted Kennedy: 'Move On' for Obama" (February 29, 2008), ''Chicago Tribune''.</ref> In April 2013, she appeared in a video clip for [[Gucci]]'s "Chime for Change" campaign that aims to raise funds and awareness of women's issues in terms of education, health, and justice.<ref>{{cite web|last=Karmali|first=Sarah|title=Blake Lively and Halle Berry Join Gucci's Chime For Change|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/04/16/blake-lively-joins-gucci-chime-for-change---halle-berry-zoe-saldana-beyonce|work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|access-date=April 22, 2013|date=April 16, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195348/http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/04/16/blake-lively-joins-gucci-chime-for-change---halle-berry-zoe-saldana-beyonce|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2013, Berry testified alongside [[Jennifer Garner]] before the California State Assembly's Judiciary Committee in support of a bill that would protect celebrities' children from harassment by photographers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Child|first=Ben|title=Jennifer Garner joins Halle Berry's fight for new anti-paparazzi law in California|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/15/jennifer-garner-halle-berry-paparazzi-law|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=January 24, 2013|date=August 15, 2013|archive-date=August 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827172408/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/15/jennifer-garner-halle-berry-paparazzi-law|url-status=live}}</ref> The bill passed in September.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pulver|first=Andrew|title=Anti-paparazzi bill backed by Halle Berry now California law|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/sep/26/halle-berry-anti-paparazzi-law|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=September 26, 2013|archive-date=December 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219095618/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/sep/26/halle-berry-anti-paparazzi-law|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2024, Berry advocated for more research and education on [[menopause]] by supporting a bill introduced by [[Patty Murray|Senators Patty Murray]] and [[Lisa Murkowski]]. Berry said, "I'm in menopause, OK?... The shame has to be taken out of menopause. We have to talk about this very normal part of our life that happens. Our doctors can't even say the word to us, let alone walk us through the journey."<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Khan |first1=Mariam |last2=Kindelan |first2=Katie |date=May 2, 2024 |title=Halle Berry shouts 'I'm in menopause' on Capitol Hill as she fights for funding to improve women's care |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness/halle-berry-shouts-im-menopause-capitol-hill-fights/story?id=109881356 |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref>