Some Production Companies Plan To Halt Filming In Georgia Over Anti-Abortion Law

A production crew works in downtown Atlanta on a film in 2016. Some production companies are saying they plan to halt filming in Georgia after Gov. Brian Kemp this week signed a new anti-abortion bill into law, one of the strictest in the country.

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Some production companies say they’re planning to halt filming in Georgia.

That’s because Gov. Brian Kemp signed a new anti-abortion bill into law this week.

The new law bans most abortions as soon as cardiac activity is detected in the womb. That’s generally around six weeks.