Over 400 television head writers, showrunners and creators, including Shonda Rhimes, sent letters to executives at Disney, Warner Bros. and other major studios demanding protections for employees in states where abortion is illegal.
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Variety reported that the group sent letters to NBC Universal, Apple, Paramount, AMC, and Amazon and gave them 10 days to respond.
The signers asked to review each studio's abortion policies including their plans for subsidizing travel for employees who need to get an abortion in a different state and details on the scope of medical care for employees.
The signers want studios to review their policies regarding legal protection for employees who take advantage of abortion care or give someone information about the company's offerings, and they want studios to stop donating to anti-abortion politicians.
The studios will use the responses to determine if or not they will continue to work in states where abortion is now illegal.
Some of the high-profile signers were Rhimes, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Rae, Kaling, and others.
The letter states that it's not okay to ask a person to choose between their rights and their job. If we hadn't been given the freedom to choose what we wanted to do, we wouldn't have the careers and families we have today.
Since the Supreme Court allowed states to ban abortion, several companies have taken public stances. Travel for employees seeking abortions in other states will be funded by companies. According to a poll conducted by Morning Consult shortly after the ruling, more than half of Americans support companies allowing employees to relocate because of their state's abortion policies, and more than half support companies funding medical services for employees who seek abortion care out of state.
The group of TV writers wrote letters to Disney, Amazon, and Apple, asking them to cover travel costs for employees who want to get an abortion outside of their home state.
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