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‘Girls on the Bus’: Melissa Benoist and EP Rina Mimoun on Crafting the Abortion Storyline — and the One Element That Divided the Writers’ Room (EXCLUSIVE)
In the eighth episode of "Girls on the Bus," Melissa Benoist's Sadie must travel to another state to obtain abortion pills.
In it, Treat Williams’ doctor stated, “Whatever choice you make is right, as long as it’s yours.” How was the experience different now — not only being 21 years later but also producing for The WB versus Max? We will not let you do that.” So we twisted our way around and we thought, wouldn’t it be interesting if the person who fundamentally, from their own conservative place of religious upbringing, Dr. Abbott (Tom Amandes), doesn’t believe in abortion, but feels like he has to do it for the health care of women to honor his father. It’s sending the wrong message to tell him.” I heard that argument but I also just felt Sadie’s journey in this story is sort of coming to the realization of how much she cares for this person, how much she trusts and actually does love him.
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