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    Study: Abortions on TV remain unrealistic — but 'Morning Show' treatment was nuanced

    The annual Abortion Onscreen study credits The Morning Show for "the first in-depth portrayal of self-managed abortion."
    by Elizabeth Blair Dec 19, 2023 2 minutes
    A new study finds most scripted TV shows are unrealistic when it comes to depictions of abortions, but applauds <em>The Morning Show </em>for "the first in-depth portrayal of self-managed abortion." Bradley Jackson (Reese Witherspoon) pursues a story about a woman in Texas who helps people get abortion pills from Mexico.

    Scripted television continues to be unrealistic when it comes to depictions of abortion, though there's some improvement, according to the annual Abortion Onscreen report released Tuesday by a research program on reproductive health based at the University of California San Francisco.

    There was a slight decline in the number of abortion plotlines on TV in

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