The Wire creator David Simon has said he will no longer film his forthcoming HBO series in Texas in response to the state’s new abortion laws.
Simon was widely praised for his remarks, with one Twitter user commenting: “Thank you David Simon for supporting women’s reproductive rights by refusing to film in Texas.”
The legislation, which is the country’s most radical abortion law, bans terminations once foetal cardiac activity is detectable, which occurs at around six weeks’ gestation and before most women know they are pregnant.
“I’m turning in scripts next month on an HBO non-fiction miniseries based on events in Texas, but I can’t and won’t ask female cast/crew to forgo civil liberties to film there.