(WHAS 11) – Alyssa Milano, an outspoken critic of Georgia’s new anti-abortion law, is calling for people across the nation to participate in a “sex strike” in an attempt to reverse the law. The measure signed into Georgia law on May 7, would outlaw abortion 6 weeks after gestation, when a fetal pulse is detectable — a time before many women even realize they are pregnant. Gov. Brian Kemp swore “we will not back down” while signing the bill — but the ACLU and Planned Parenthood swore to challenge it in court.

Milano joined over 40 celebrities and dozens of film production representatives from across Georgia signed an open letter to Kemp trying to stop the measure from becoming law — threatening to pull film and TV production out of Georgia. She is in town filming her Netflix series, “Insatiable.” Milano held a press conference on the steps of the Georgia Capitol with representatives from the film industry, warning that the controversial bill was bad for business. READ MORE


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