Hollywood actors, producers and writers have been some of the most vocal protesters against the reforms in abortion law happening in a number of American states.

The ‘heartbeat’ bill, as it is known, wants to restrict a woman’s access to an abortion after she is six weeks pregnant. It is terrifying for a few reasons. Firstly, many women don’t even know that they are pregnant at six weeks. But secondly – and more unsettling – the bill continues to pass through a number of different American state senates. Kentucky, Michigan, Iowa and Ohio have all passed the bill in 2019, with Georgia and Alabama passing their own iterations this month.

The reason Hollywood stars like Alyssa Milano, who spearheaded an open letter to Georgia lawmakers pleading with them to wheel back these draconian reforms, are responding so vehemently to the news is because Georgia is a key filming location for several film and television franchises. In 2018, some 455 movies and series were made in the state of Georgia, including five blockbuster Marvel movies.

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