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Abortion stories on TV get closer to reality, says new report

The annual Abortion Onscreen report says more TV shows had abortion plotlines than previous years and that writers are doing slightly better job reflecting reality.
In an episode of<em> P-Valley</em> (Starz), Mercedes (Brandee Evans) and her daughter Terricka (A'zaria Carter) face protesters outside an abortion clinic.

Law & Order, Grey's Anatomy, Better Things, Station 19, Call the Midwife and Teen Mom: The Next Chapter are all TV shows that had depictions of abortion in 2022, according to the new Abortion Onscreen report. Among the annual study's findings this year:

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