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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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12 Honorees Chosen

The outstanding honorees spotlight a range of topics that include nuclear safety, maternal health, HIV/AIDS, autism and sexual assault.

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Hollywood Disability Toolkit

How to be more inclusive of minorities—including the one-in-five Americans with a disability. (Micah Fowler of ABC's Speechless).

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HIV prevention on campuses; older adults join the cannabis craze; and is it progress when films feature characters with disabilities?

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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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'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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