Showrunners Group Pressures Studios to Put ‘Thought Into Action’ on Abortion in New Ad
variety.comKate Aurthur editor The coalition of showrunners, TV creators and directors formed in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in June to overturn Roe v.
Wade are continuing to put pressure on Hollywood studios to put safety protocols into place in abortion-hostile states. But on Sept.
28, in a full-page ad in the Power of Women issue of Variety, the still-unnamed coalition thanked those studios “for fully engaging and being thought leaders with us,” as the message reads in part. (The page was donated to the coalition by Variety‘s sales team without charge.
The full letter is included below.) The coalition’s efforts became public on July 28, when Variety reported that 411 showrunners had sent nine major studios a letter demanding that new safety protocols be established for productions in states where abortion has been outlawed.
Read more on variety.com
