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Hollywood Studios Respond To ‘Abortion Safety Plan’ Demand From More Than 400 Showrunners

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Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, more than 400 high-profile Hollywood showrunners banded together to write a letter to studios listing their demands for continued abortion access, among other things, from the studios they work with. Now those studios have issued a response.

Variety reported that the joint response letter from AMC Networks, Amazon Studios, Apple TV+, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount, The Walt Disney Company, and Warner Bros. assured the showrunners that they had the same concerns. However, it failed to address specific points from the original letter, including a demand to stop financially supporting pro-life candidates and groups. Variety noted that the studios made no promises about future political donations.

Lionsgate was the only studio that did not respond to the original letter.

As for abortion travel, the response left those policy details to individual unions, writing that “several of these industry health plans have already adopted amendments providing for reimbursement for travel expenses associated with securing abortion services for participants and their dependents who reside or work in states where such services cannot be lawfully obtained.”

“We want to assure you that we are individually focused on supporting the health, safety, well-being and privacy of our respective employees and those who support our productions as we continue to monitor this evolving situation. We look forward to working with you to continue to make great content for our audiences around the world,” the letter concluded.

Showrunners initially wrote a letter in late July and gave studios ten days to respond. A-list showrunners including Shonda Rhimes, Issa Rae, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Natasha Lyonne, Ava DuVernay, and hundreds of others laid out the framework for continued abortion access in the Hollywood community despite Roe’s demise.

“It is unacceptable to ask any person to choose between their human rights and their employment,” the letter said. “This situation raises basic matters of equality, health, and safety in the workplace. Many of us would not have the careers and families we have today if we had not been granted the freedom to choose what was best for ourselves. We are committed, as a group, to protecting our fundamental human rights and those of our colleagues.”

“Currently, any pregnant person working on one of your productions in states that have criminalized abortion does so at great risk,” the letter said.

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