{"id":7494,"date":"2026-08-04T08:37:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=7494"},"modified":"2026-08-04T08:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:37:23","slug":"abortion-access-is-limited-is-hollywood-to-blame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=7494","title":{"rendered":"Abortion access is limited. Is Hollywood to blame?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Have our favorite shows and movies shaped the way we think about abortion?<\/p>\n<p>Hollywood has a huge impact of how we understand abortion. It can drive a plot, like in Dirty Dancing, or inspire conversations about who gets abortions, like in the television series Maude. It can also be dramatized \u2013 turning a common medical procedure into something good, bad, or anything in between, depending on who is telling the story and how. Brittany Luse chats with Janet Goldwater, a director of the documentary , and Steph Herold at Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) to understand how Hollywood handles, or mishandles the topic of abortion.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=7488\">The song that fueled protests and a legacy of hope<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have our favorite shows and movies shaped the way we think about abortion?<\/p>\n<p>Hollywood has a huge impact of how we understand abortion. It can drive a plot, like in Dirty Dancing, or inspire conversations about who gets abortions, like in the television series Maude. It can also be dramatized \u2013 turning a common medical procedure into something good, bad, or anything in between, depending on who is telling the story and how. 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