"Advancing the Narrative: Abortion on TV" presented by Hollywood, Health & Society (Season 10‪)‬ The TV Campfire

Abortion storylines are becoming more commonplace, but many still aren’t reflective of the real-life circumstances of most abortion patients in the U.S. - from representation of race and class, to access and parental status. This panel will explore how TV can further improve depictions of abortion onscreen, and how by creating awareness and lowering the disparities between fictional representation and real-world statistics, the industry can use its power on and off screen to encourage proactiveness around reproductive health.




This panel originally aired as part of ATX TV Festival Season 10.




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PANELISTS:Carina Adly MacKenzie (Creator, Roswell, New Mexico)Merritt Tierce (Writer, Orange is the New Black)Linda Schuyler (Co-Creator/EP, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Degrassi: Next Class)Jacey Heldrich (Writer, The Handmaid's Tale)Janine Sherman Barrois (Showrunner/EP, Claws)


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