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    'Handmaid's Tale' Star Ann Dowd Says Abortion Restrictions Are 'Disgusting'

    by Maria Vultaggio Jun 14, 2019 1 minute
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    "It's disgusting to me," was the reaction from star Ann Dowd when asked about the abortion restrictions being passed in states like Georgia, Alabama and Missouri. The series, set in Gilead—a totalitarian society in a dystopian future where some, originally written in 1985 by Margaret Atwood (a consulting producer on the series), has garnered dozens of Emmy award nominations, with Dowd winning in 2017 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. is a cautionary tale about what could happen if women's rights are taken away. Dowd has a message for people signing the anti-abortion bills: "Go to church and ask for forgiveness: That's my advice to all of you who are dying to shut down women's rights." Season 3 premieres on Wednesday.

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