TV Showrunners Demand Studio Safety Plans for Anti-Abortion States
thewrap.comVariety, contains signatures from Shonda Rhimes, Issa Rae, Jenny Han, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Natasha Lyonne, Ava DuVernay and many more.More than a month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v.
Wade, states ratifying anti-abortion laws include Georgia, Louisiana and Texas.A bulleted list outlines the specific demands all these Hollywood big names are behind, such as an abortion travel subsidy, safeguarding of medical privacy, medical care — including that for ectopic pregnancies and other complications that require medical treatment via abortion, criminal and civil legal protection, and a pledge to discontinue all political donations to anti-abortion candidates.The letter requires for a written response within 10 business days from July 28, 2022. “We also welcome the opportunity to review the written response with your company representatives for additional context should you wish,” the letter concluded. “Our review will be conducted by the undersigned and our legal representatives.”Upon the repeal of Roe v.
Wade, Women in Film compiled a list of companies — such as Apple, Netflix, Amazon, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery — that amended their health care policies to reimburse or compensate employees for travel to pro-abortion states and, in some cases, abortion care itself.
In 2019, Netflix was the sole studio to respond to Georgia’s anti-abortion law, with Ted Sarandos saying the company would rethink its “entire investment” in the state (which is a filming hub) should the law take effect.
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