Boycott: Netflix Goes After Georgia over Heartbeat Bill

By Breitbart. Netflix has become the first Hollywood studio to speak out against the recent spate of state laws putting restrictions on abortion, especially that from the State of Georgia where a burgeoning film industry resides.

A growing list of individuals and groups in and outside the film industry are agitating against Georgia, including director Reed Morano and actors Alyssa Milano, Elizabeth Perkins, and Mark Hamill. Organizations such as the Producers Guild of America and the ACLU have also called for boycotts of Georgia over the state’s new “heartbeat” abortion law that bans abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected (usually around the fifth or sixth week of pregnancy).

Despite the growing chorus of protesters in the film industry, no studios have taken up the cause until now. Netflix has become the first studio to speak out against the abortion laws. The company was the only studio to respond to a request for a statement by industry newspaper, Variety. (Read more from “Boycott: Netflix Goes After Georgia over Heartbeat Bill” HERE)

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Netflix Says It Will Rethink Its Investment in Georgia If ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Law Goes into Effect

By CNBC. . .[Netflix] said it would rethink its investment in Georgia should the bill go into effect. The statement comes as some in the film and TV industry have said they will boycott working in the state because of the law.

“We have many women working on productions in Georgia, whose rights, along with millions of others, will be severely restricted by this law,” Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said in a statement sent to CNBC on Tuesday. “It’s why we will work with the ACLU and others to fight it in court. Given the legislation has not yet been implemented, we’ll continue to film there — while also supporting partners and artists who choose not to. Should it ever come into effect, we’d rethink our entire investment in Georgia.” (Read more from “Netflix Says It Will Rethink Its Investment in Georgia If ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Law Goes into Effect” HERE)

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