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Georgia Filming Subsidy Makes It Hard to Boycott Over Abortion

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made a lot of noise threatening to boycott Georgia in 2019, after the state passed a bill outlawing abortion after six weeks.But now that the law is on the verge of going into effect, thanks to the U.S.

Supreme Court, the studios have gone quiet. Most of them have said they will pay for workers to travel out of state to get an abortion, but none has threatened to stop production.As abortion bans start to become enforced across the South and Midwest, companies appear to be wary of getting involved in a losing battle.

For Hollywood in particular, Georgia’s $1.2 billion tax credit for film and TV production may be too good to pass up.“The subsidies to filming in Georgia are so great,” said J.C.

Bradbury, an economist at Kennesaw State University. “I think it’s going to be very hard for movie companies to turn down filming in Georgia no matter what the political ramifications are.” In the Atlanta film community, however, there is still concern that a boycott could develop once the so-called “heartbeat bill” becomes law.

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