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In the wake of today’s political climate,Diablo Codysays she likely wouldn’t make a film likeJuno,in which the main character is dissuaded from getting an abortion.
During an appearance on Thursday’s episode of theKeep Itpodcast, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter opened up about her 2007 hit and how it fits in with the currentanti-abortion effortsunderway in states like Georgia, Ohio and Alabama, which introduced a sweeping billbanning nearly all abortionson Wednesday.
“I don’t even know if I would’ve written a movie likeJunoif I had known that the world was going to spiral into this hellish alternate reality that we now seem to be stuck in,” she tells co-hosts Ira Madison, Louis Virtel and Kara Brown.
Asked whether she would rewrite the film today to take place in Atlanta, Cody shared she “probably would have just told a different story in general.”
Admitting that when she initially wrote the script she “didn’t think that it would ever be a film,” Cody added that she “wasn’t thinking as an activist.”
“The most horrifying thing that came out of that was me getting a letter from my Catholic High School thanking me for writing a pro-life movie. And I was like, I f— hate all of you and I’m as pro-choice as a person could possibly be,” she added.
Ellen Page and Michael Cera inJuno.Doane Gregory/Fox Searchlight/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock
Addressing Georgia’sextremely restrictive new abortion law— the so-called “heartbeat bill,” which bans most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can be as early as six weeks — Cody called the legislation “horrifying.”
“It’s honestly something that I’ve been thinking about, kind of, continuously, like, in an endless dark feedback loop. It just, it sucks so f— bad,” she shared.
However, the screenwriter is “pleased” that the conservative legislation has been met withpassionate backlashonline.
“it’s been heartening to at least, to observe that people arefired up about it. I wish more guys were,” she shared. “I wish I had something clever to say about it, but I’m just mad.”
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The latest anti-abortion effort took place on Wednesday, when Alabama governor Kay Ivey signed into law a ban on nearly all abortions, including those for victims of rape or incest — a move designed to push the Supreme Court to overturn its landmark Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing abortion access nearly 50 years ago.
Numerous celebrities have spoken out against the new ban, includingLady Gaga,Chris Evans, Busy Phillips,Lena Headey,Andy CohenandSophia Bush.
The ban willtake effect six months after being signed into law, according to the Associated Press. All sides of the issue acknowledge it will immediately be challenged in court and will likely be halted, temporarily, while various judges weigh in.
source: people.com
