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May 13, 2019

Hollywood Threatens Georgia Boycott After State Passes Draconian Abortion Law
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Hollywood actors and production companies say they will boycott the
state of Georgia after Republican governor Brian Kemp signed one of the
most restrictive abortion laws in the country last week. The law bans
abortion when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which often occurs at
around six weeks into pregnancy before many women even realize they are
pregnant. In response, entertainers including Amy Schumer, Christina
Applegate, Alec Baldwin and Alyssa Milano pledged to boycott movie and
television production in Georgia if the law goes into effect. Production
companies Killer Films and Duplass Brothers Productions have said they
will not shoot in Georgia. Meanwhile filmmakers Jordan Peele and J.J.
Abrams vowed to donate 100 percent of the fees from their new HBO series
"Lovecraft Country" that is set to film in Georgia to the ACLU of
Georgia and Fair Fight Georgia. Alyssa Milano also called for a sex
strike on Twitter, asking women to join her in withholding sex from men
until abortion rights are restored. Many were quick to criticize
Milano's tweet for commodifying women's bodies and its heteronormative
implications.


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