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Hollywood is taking a stand for safe access to abortion.
Although the letter was addressed to Netflix, others were sent to Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBC Universal, Apple, Paramount, Lionsgate, Amazon and AMC, according to the publication, demanding to review their “policies and processes to ensure our safety, protect our health and defend our human rights.”
Representatives for Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBC Universal, Apple, Paramount, Lionsgate, Amazon and AMC did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
The letter called for an “abortion safety plan” that prioritized abortion travel subsidy, employee medical privacy safeguards, medical care protocols, criminal and civil protection and a “pledge to discontinue all political donations to anti-abortion candidates and political action committees immediately.”
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“It is unacceptable to ask any person to choose between their human rights and their employment,” they wrote, in part. “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,” the letter continued.
The list of signatures includesPamela Adlon,Sara Bareilles,Vanessa Bayer,Lake Bell,Rachel Bloom,Carrie Brownstein,Diablo Cody,Whitney Cummings,Lena Dunham,Ava DuVernay,Maya Erskine,Bridget Everett,Chelsea Handler,Abbi Jacobson,Mindy Kaling,Anna Konkle,Natasha Lyonne,Issa Rae,Shonda Rhimes,Amy Schumer,Lilly Wachowski,Lena Waitheand more.
Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery and Comcast (which owns NBC Universal) have previously shown their support for employees amid the ruling,outlining their respective benefitsthat provide access to abortion.
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Meanwhile, PresidentJoe Bidenhas doubled down on his pro-choice support this month,signing an executive order to ensure access to abortionand the “safety of patients, providers, and third parties.”
“I’m asking the Justice Department that, much like they did in the Civil Rights era, to do everything in their power to protect these women seeking to invoke their rights,” Biden, 79, said.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has since released a guidance clarifying thatfederal law preempts state abortion bansin cases of medical emergency in which the mother’s life is at risk.
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The House of Representatives alsopassed two bills that would protect nationwide access to abortionand other forms of reproductive healthcare. The Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act would protect a patient’s rights to travel across state lines for abortion services, while the Women’s Health Protection Act would allow healthcare workers the right to provide abortion services and patients the right to obtain them, regardless of several state bans.
Last month’s6-to-3 rulingreversed nearly 50 years of precedent, giving states the power to pass their own laws around abortion. Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri and South Dakota are among those that have alreadybanned abortion in their states, afterputting trigger laws in placethat governors enacted following the SCOTUS ruling.
source: people.com
