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Why Abortion on TV Needs More Choices

Legal abortions are a common medical procedure—in the U.S. they're 14 times safer than childbirth. So why are so many TV abortion storylines often overdramatized and feature complications? We made this video—with the help of Life Noggin Studios—to set the record straight.

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'Madam Secretary'

Season finale. Nuclear showdown. We heard from the show's writer-producers on creating the story, and the experts on real-life risks.

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Each year, the awards recognize outstanding TV storylines that inform and educate viewers to make choices for healthier and safer lives.

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“The most fertile man on TV”: Actor-filmmaker Justin Baldoni (Jane the Virgin) talks about the joy of home birth, and TV pregnancies.

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'Women in Their Prime Time: Aging in (and Out of) Hollywood'

TV and film legends Norman Lear and Rita Moreno led a discussion on “Women in Their Prime Time: Aging in (and Out of) Hollywood,” at the WGAW. Moreno, an Academy Award winner and now co-star of Lear's One Day at a Time on Netflix, said the struggle to keep working is "very poignant."

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HH&S helps us tell the right stories in the right way. We’re so fortunate and grateful to have [them] as our partners.