Amid Lawsuit, More Film Companies Threaten to Boycott Georgia Over Abortion Law
A number of actors, producers and directors have also threatened not to work in Georgia if the law is upheld.
July 01, 2019 at 05:40 PM
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With the filing of the first lawsuit against the state of Georgia over its “heartbeat” abortion law, entertainment companies continue to threaten a possible boycott of the state despite whatever financial or legal issues that might cause.
Lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed suit June 28 in U.S. district court in Atlanta, challenging the law that would make abortion illegal in the state at the time of a fetal heartbeat, usually about six to eight weeks into a pregnancy. The law goes into effect Jan. 1.
California-based Netflix Inc. told Corporate Counsel that general counsel David Hyman was not doing interviews on the topic. But the company confirmed that its chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, earlier issued a statement saying it would work with the ACLU to fight it.
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