Reproductive Health & Abortion Rights

Policies as of May 15, 2024 via Guttmacher Institute
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Future of Abortion

Alyssa Milano explains where our remaining reproduction freedom is going in a post Roe v. Wade landscape in the United States.

Future of Abortion Alyssa Milano
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Medication Abortion Over the Years: A Timeline (2000-2021)

The abortion pill was approved in 2000, yet it has rarely been seen on TV. The news coverage wasn’t much better. Watch our video timeline!

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Webinar

Abortion On Screen: How Telemedicine & Television Can Make a Difference

Research shows that medication abortion care can be provided via telemedicine just as safely and effectively as in-person care. How can screenwriters reflect this on TV?

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Why Abortion on TV Needs More Choices

Since the dawn of television, there have been over 400 plotlines about abortion, but this common medical procedure is often overdramatized and inaccurately depicted on TV.

Panel

Repro Writes: Abortion on TV Needs More Choices

Panel on reproductive rights on television held at the WGAE in New York on April 12, 2018

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Alyssa Milano on Roe v. Wade & Abortion Rights in the U.S.

Alyssa Milano breaks down the history of abortion rights in the U.S. and what’s at stake.

Panel Highlights

Pregnant Pause: To Have (or Not Have) a Baby on TV

Hollywood, Health & Society’s panel at the Writers Guild of America, West—“Pregnant Pause: To Have (or Not Have) a Baby on TV”—explored a range of topics on abortion, childbirth and maternal health.

Pregnant Pause: To Have (or Not Have) a Baby on TV