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New Georgia abortion law draws Hollywood backlashThe television and film industry struck back this week at the state of Georgia, whose governor just signed one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation.
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Chaos erupted after Alabama Senate Republicans tried speeding through an anti-abortion voteAlabama Senate Republicans, a caucus composed entirely of men, tried to pass a vote that would punish almost all abortions with 99-year prison terms without allowing a traditional roll call requested by Democrats.
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Hollywood actors, producers boycott Georgia over anti-abortion bill, but studio bigwigs lag behindThe fallout continues for Georgia after Gov. Brian Kemp signed a stringent anti-abortion law last week.
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Georgia’s Gov. Brian Kemp signs early abortion ban legislationGeorgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has signed legislation banning abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. That can be as early as 6 weeks, before many women know they’re pregnant.
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Abortion restricting bills inch closer to becoming laws in Alabama, GeorgiaThe so-called 'heartbeat' bill that passed both houses in Georgia is expected to be signed Tuesday, coming after much uproar that included threats from the film and television industry.
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Georgia's new abortion law spurs boycott by multiple film production companiesDavid Simon, creator of 'The Wire,' said his company will not work in Georgia 'until we can be assured the health options and civil liberties of our female colleagues are unimpaired.'
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Ocasio-Cortez labels new Georgia abortion law as a 'backdoor ban'Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sharply criticized a new Georgia abortion law, calling it a 'backdoor ban'
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Progressive groups move to oust anti-abortion Democrat from CongressProgressives failed to oust one of the last anti-abortion Democrats in Congress last year, but are coming back faster and harder this time around, setting up an extraordinary intraparty clash.
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Pennsylvania Democrat Brian Sims defiant amid uproar over 'harassing' of anti-abortion protestersA Democratic Pennsylvania state representative remains defiant amid criticism for videos he posted of himself confronting anti-abortion activists who were protesting outside a Philadelphia Planned Parenthood
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