How TV Shows Tackled The End Of Roe v. Wade This Year — And What They Got Wrong
Dr. Addison Montgomery in a November episode of "Grey's Anatomy" that grappled with the aftermath of the Supreme Court's overturning of abortion rights this year. Liliane Lathan/ABC via Getty Images From characters having to go to another state to access abortion care to an episode of “Law & Order” featuring “the first ever depiction of an abortion fund volunteer,” many shows on TV incorporated stories showing the repercussions of the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade this year. “Our research has shown that that kind of information can increase people’s knowledge about medication abortion, especially coming from a doctor character, so that’s great,” Herold said. “I’m hoping that the success of shows and stories like that will help motivate others to not just tell stories but greenlight stories that people already really want to share,” Herold said. In an ideal world, Herold would love to see more shows across genres and time periods incorporate abortion in substantive ways — or even “a writers’ room full of people who’ve had abortions.” “Bringing in more people who have had abortions would just lead to so many different creative opportunities.
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